Far East

American  

noun

1. Older Use. the countries of East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.

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Far East British  

noun

1. the countries of E Asia, usually including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines: sometimes extended to include all territories east of Afghanistan

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Far East Cultural  

1. Popular expression for the east Asian nations of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan.

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Other Word Forms

• Far Eastern
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Far East

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

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Far East

City are currently on a pre-season tour in the Far East and face Arsenal in the Community Shield next Sunday, but Rodri is yet to link up with his team-mates.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

George Yu, who serves as executive director for Chinatown’s Business Improvement District and owns Far East Plaza, is apprehensive about Gu Grocery’s business trajectory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Fifa has mandated three weeks off for players during the off-season, meaning the aforementioned City players will not be on the plane for the club's pre-season trip to the Far East unless joining later on.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Dmitriev said a memorandum of understanding would be signed to look at a tentative project to build a tunnel under the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia’s largely deserted Far East.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

I go to the library and stack books on a table: geographical studies, histories of the Far East, travelers’ journals.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline