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

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

But if South Korea or Japan built their own atomic weapons, tensions would escalate and an arms race would break out in East Asia.

From Slate

Sales in its burgeoning North America segment totaled $24.9 million; more than three-fourths of its revenue comes from Southeast Asia and East Asia.

From Los Angeles Times

The prince, who will be wearing sustainable clothing during his time in Cape Town this week, started his visit by meeting 120 young people from across Africa and South East Asia who are part of the Earthshot Climate Leaders Youth Programme.

From BBC