"Asia" meaning in Latin

See Asia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈaː.si.a] [Classical-Latin], [ˈa.si.a] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.s̬i.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ}} Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Ā̆sia<1.loc>}} Ā̆sia f sg (genitive Ā̆siae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Ā̆sia<1>}} Forms: Ā̆sia [canonical, feminine, singular], Ā̆siae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ā̆sia [nominative, singular], Ā̆siae [genitive, singular], Ā̆siae [dative, singular], Ā̆siam [accusative, singular], Ā̆siā [ablative, singular], Ā̆sia [singular, vocative]
  1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean) Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-Asia-la-name-Vjz0NdnF Categories (other): Asia, Continents and continental regions, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD) Tags: declension-1 Categories (place): Places in the Roman Empire, Provinces of the Roman Empire
    Sense id: en-Asia-la-name-CpLnYN66 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: asiānus, asiāticus, asius
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      ],
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      "word": "Asie"
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      "_dis1": "53 47",
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          "Europe",
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        [
          "Pacific Ocean",
          "Pacific Ocean"
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      ]
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          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Places in the Roman Empire",
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          "Roman Empire",
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          "Roman Republic",
          "Roman Republic"
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      "ipa": "[ˈaː.s̬i.a]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "form": "Ā̆siā",
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