Far East

noun

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

Far East

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

Far East

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

Other Word Forms

• Far Eastern adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Far East¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

This summer saw events marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day, the end of the World War Two in Europe and the Far East.

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"Exports out of Far East Asia, and especially China, continue to be the main driver of solid volume growth," the company said.

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But a court in the Russian Far East last Thursday freed the Frenchman despite finding him guilty of the border-crossing charge.

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The ship spent many years carrying various cargoes to and from the Far East and Australasia before moving to Hawaii.

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Kazakhstan is also organizing itself and has a very interesting role in this growing Middle Corridor that moves goods from the Far East and goes all the way to Warsaw.

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