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 Words From

• East A·sian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of East Asia¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

He told Australian media earlier this week that his page used to receive a submission a week about methanol poisoning across South East Asia.

From BBC

Towns like Vang Vieng in Laos, where the fatal poisonings took place, are known stops on the backpacking trail through South East Asia.

From BBC

South and East Asia are expected to face the strongest increases, driven by aging of the population, with air pollution still playing a major role.

From Science Daily

The new town movement spread from Europe to East Asia, such as to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

From Science Daily

"Our insight provides the need to implement a new town movement program to extend the urban transformation project for the Healthy New Town to other old new towns in East Asia."

From Science Daily