Near Eastern

American  

[neer eest-ern] / ˈnɪər ˈist ərn /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Near East.

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Example Sentences

Of the 600,000 or so Iranians living in the U.S., about half are in California, according to the Iranian Diaspora Dashboard produced by UCLA’s Center of Near Eastern Studies.

From Los Angeles Times

He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University and a master’s in journalism and Near Eastern studies from New York University.

From The Wall Street Journal

He begins with the Israelites, whose belief in humanity as God’s image sharply distinguished their faith from those of their Near Eastern neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal

These included the university's Middle Eastern Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures programs, as well as the school for Public Health.

From Salon

Ancient Near Eastern texts have never been studied in this way, by quantitatively linking emotions to body parts.

From Science Daily