"中東" meaning in Japanese

See 中東 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [t͡ɕɨᵝːto̞ː] Forms: 中東 [canonical] (ruby: (ちゅう), (とう)), Chūtō [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 中 (chū, “middle”) + 東 (tō, “east”), as a calque of English Middle East. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|中|東|sort=ちゅうとう|t1=middle|t2=east|tr1=chū|tr2=tō}} 中 (chū, “middle”) + 東 (tō, “east”), {{cal|ja|en|Middle East|nocap=1|sort=ちゅうとう}} calque of English Middle East Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ちゅうとう}} 中(ちゅう)東(とう) • (Chūtō)
  1. the Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) Wikipedia link: Daijisen, Middle East, Shogakukan, Tōkyō, ja:中東, ja:大辞林, ja:大辞泉, ja:松村明 Categories (place): Africa, Asia Related terms: 近東 (Kintō) (ruby: (きん), (とう)) (english: the Near East), 極東 (Kyokutō) (ruby: (きょく), (とう)) (english: the Far East)

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