"東南アジア" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

IPA: [to̞ːna̠ɰ̃ a̠ʑia̠] Forms: 東南アジア [canonical] (ruby: (とう), (なん)), Tōnan Ajia [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 東(とう)南(なん) (tōnan, “southeast”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|東%南|とう%なん|^アジア||t1=southeast|t2=Asia}} 東(とう)南(なん) (tōnan, “southeast”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|とうなん アジア}} 東(とう)南(なん)アジア • (Tōnan Ajia)
  1. Southeast Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising the territories of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) Wikipedia link: ja:東南アジア Synonyms: 東南亜 (Tōnan'a) (ruby: (とう), (なん), ()) [obsolete]
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