South Asia

American  

[south ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈsaʊθ ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /

noun

1. the countries and land area of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan.

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Other Word Forms

• South Asian adjective

Etymology

Origin of South Asia

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

What makes the latest round of Pakistani strikes significant is that they have targeted Taliban government facilities instead of terrorist targets in Afghanistan, Michael Kugelman, a senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council, told the BBC's Newsday programme.

From BBC

"Nepal's leadership, even if at times seemingly inclined to lean toward one power or the other, aims to balance ties with India and China," South Asia expert Michael Kugelman told AFP.

From Barron's

The vast majority of Bangladesh's population of 170 million people identify as belonging to the ethnic and linguistic group, and tens of millions more Bengalis live across South Asia, mostly in neighbouring India.

From Barron's

For his India coverage, Krishna, with his Journal colleagues, has won Overseas Press Club of America's 2007 Bob Considine Award for best interpretation of international affairs; South Asian Journalists Association's 2013 Award for outstanding enterprise reporting about South Asia; and Society of Publishers in Asia's 2014 award for excellence in reporting on women's issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most migrants are young, driven abroad by the chronic unemployment in South Asia's poorest country that helped spark the Gen Z uprising that toppled 73-year-old prime minister KP Sharma Oli's government of "the old" in September.

From Barron's