Far East

noun

1. Older Use. the countries of East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.

Far East

noun

1. the Far East
   the countries of E Asia, usually including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines: sometimes extended to include all territories east of Afghanistan

Far East

1. Popular expression for the east Asian nations of China , Japan , North Korea and South Korea , Mongolia , and Taiwan .

Other Words From

• Far Eastern adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Far East¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

A military source in Russia’s Far East confirmed to BBC Russian that “a number of North Koreans have arrived” and were stationed in one of the military bases near Ussuriysk, to the north of Vladivostok.

From BBC

In 1492, he led an expedition backed by Spain’s Catholic Monarchs seeking to establish a new route to the Far East.

From BBC

The competitive Tekken scene used to be ruled by players from the Far East, but the current top ten contains four players from Pakistan.

From BBC

His final postings were in the Far East with three Chinese club sides and the Philippines national team before this most enduring, colourful personality retired and returned to live in his beloved Sweden.

From BBC

The young or stupid merchants traveling west out of Turfan all stopped at Korla’s bazaar, fat with wares from the Far East.

From Literature