"西アジア" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

IPA: [ɲ̟iɕi a̠ʑia̠] Forms: 西アジア [canonical] (ruby: 西(にし)), Nishi Ajia [romanization]
Etymology: From 西 (nishi, “west”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”). Etymology templates: {{af|ja|西|アジア|t1=west|t2=Asia|tr1=nishi|tr2=Ajia}} 西 (nishi, “west”) + アジア (Ajia, “Asia”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|にし アジア}} 西(にし)アジア • (Nishi Ajia)
  1. West Asia (the westernmost geographic region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia)
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