单词 | near east |
释义 | Near East[ neer-eest ] / ˈnɪər ˈist / nounan indefinite geographical or regional term, usually referring to the countries of southwestern Asia, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and the other nations of Arabia.Compare Middle East (def. 1). Origin of Near EastFirst recorded in 1855–60 OTHER WORDS FROM Near EastNear Eastern, adjective, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Near EastFar East, Middle East, Near EastWords nearby Near Eastnear beer, nearby, Nearctic, near-death experience, near-earth object, Near East, Nearer Tibet, nearest and dearest, Near Field Communication, near gale, near-infrared radiation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Near EastNear East nounanother term for the Middle East (formerly) the Balkan States and the area of the Ottoman Empire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Near EastNear East A region in western Asia and northeastern Africa, often considered the same as the Middle East. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。