English > Asian country: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | Any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent. |
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| Synonym | Asian nation |
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| Instances | Afghanistan, Islamic State of Afghanistan | A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia |
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| Armenia, Republic of Armenia, Hayastan | A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia |
| Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic | A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia |
| Bahrain, State of Bahrain, Bahrein | An island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia |
| Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh, Bangla Desh, East Pakistan | A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south |
| Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan | A landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India |
| Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea | A nation in southeastern Asia |
| China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay | A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia |
| Georgia, Sakartvelo | A republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains |
| India, Republic of India, Bharat | A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia | A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia |
| Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak | A republic in the Middle East in western Asia |
| Japan, Nippon, Nihon | A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago |
| Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | An Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea |
| Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak | A landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea |
| Kuwait, State of Kuwait, Koweit | An Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf |
| Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan | A landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China |
| Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic | A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia |
| Lebanon, Lebanese Republic | An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean |
| Malaysia, Federation of Malaysia | A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula |
| Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic, Outer Mongolia | A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia |
| Myanmar, Union of Burma, Burma | A mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal |
| Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal | A small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China |
| North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, D.P.R.K., DPRK | A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula |
| North Vietnam | A former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War |
| Oman, Sultanate of Oman, Muscat and Oman | A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula |
| Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan | A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley |
| Qatar, State of Qatar, Katar, State of Katar | An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar |
| Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | An absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia |
| Singapore, Republic of Singapore | A country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore |
| South Korea, Republic of Korea | A republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula |
| South Vietnam | A former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam |
| Syria, Syrian Arab Republic | An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean |
| Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik, Tajik | A landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan |
| Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, Siam | A country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula |
| Tibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsang | An autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China |
| United Arab Emirates | A federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula |
| Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek | A landlocked republic in west central Asia |
| Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam | A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea |
| Yemen, Republic of Yemen | A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean |
| Part of | Asia | The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population |
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| Broader | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| Spanish | estado asiático, país asiático |
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| Catalan | Àsia |
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