Nearer Eastn.
/ˌnɪərə ˈiːst/, U.S. /ˌnɪrər ˈist/ rare.
= Near East n.
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Levant1601
Near East1856
Nearer East1891
1891 J. L. Kipling Beast & Man in India iv. 84 There was once a time when in the nearer East..he [sc. the ass] was held in high honour, carved in Assyrian sculptures, and reckoned a suitable steed for prophets and kings.
1902 D. G. Hogarth (title) The Nearer East.
1959 Listener 1 Jan. 31/2 Interest in the lands and peoples of the nearer east.
1970 Speculum 45 134 This volume..is really the first attempt to present an overall picture of the arts of the Orthodox nearer east.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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