East Asia

[ eest ey-zhuh, ey-shuh ]

noun

1. the countries and land area of easternmost Asia, most commonly classified as comprising China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.

Other Word Forms

• East A·sian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of East Asia¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Most countries had faced higher tariffs - as illustrated on Donald Trump's big board - such as on electronics manufacturers in East Asia and they want to keep the levy at the 10% rate.

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All this would fly in the face of the UK government's entire sell to the world that Britain could be the "most connected economy in the world" with strong links into European goods markets, US technology and the east Asia market, including China.

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It comes as Xi is on a so called "charm offensive" trip across South East Asia, which will also see him visit Malaysia and Cambodia.

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Children in Africa and South East Asia were found to be most at risk.

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Between 2019 and 2021 the use of "watch antibiotics", drugs with a high risk of resistance, increased by 160% in South East Asia and 126% in Africa.

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