"東アジア" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

IPA: [çiɡa̠ɕi a̠ʑia̠] Forms: 東アジア [canonical] (ruby: (ひがし)), Higashi-Ajia [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 東(ひがし) (higashi, “east”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|東|ひがし|^アジア||t1=east|t2=Asia}} 東(ひがし) (higashi, “east”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ひがし-アジア}} 東(ひがし)アジア • (Higashi-Ajia)
  1. East Asia (a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines) Wikipedia link: ja:東アジア Synonyms: 東亜
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