Synonym of East Asia

Synonym of South Asia

Synonym of Southeast Asia

A region of Asia, bordering the west coast of the northern Pacific. A region of the world composed of the Koreas, mainland Japan archipelago, northern China. Sometimes including variously Mongolia, Outer Manchuria, Sakhalin, the Kurils, Kamchatka, the whole of the Russian Far East, the whole of the People's Republic of China, the whole of Japan.

(archaic, politics) Qing Empire/Empire of China/China

The portion of Asia which sits on the Indian subcontinent.

Alternative form of Southeast Asia

A subregion of Southeast Asia, comprising the tropical islands lying between mainland Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.

(archaic, politics) Qing Empire / Empire of China / China

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