East Asia

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the countries and land area of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Mongolia, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and the Russian Federation in Asia.

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OTHER WORDS FROM East Asia

East Asian, adjective, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH East Asia

Asia, East Asia , South Asia, Southeast Asia

Words nearby East Asia

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How to use East Asia in a sentence

In East Asia, these variants might have hurt someone’s ability to fight other illnesses.
Some Neandertal genes may up the risk of severe COVID-19|Tina Hesman Saey|October 19, 2020|Science News For Students
In East Asia, it might have been an evolutionary disadvantage when dealing with other illnesses, leading to its decline.
Neandertal genes in people today may raise risk of severe COVID-19|Tina Hesman Saey|October 2, 2020|Science News
The coronavirus pandemic could push 38 million people into poverty across East Asia and the Pacific as the region’s collective economy grows at its slowest pace in 50 years, according to the World Bank.
The pandemic’s ‘new poor’: Poverty in parts of Asia could rise for the first time in 20 years|eamonbarrett|September 29, 2020|Fortune
The other side is you look at East Asia, Singapore, Korea, and they are doing so much in terms of jumping ahead.
How One Female CEO Sees the Glass Ceiling|Fiona Zublin|September 28, 2020|Ozy

The organization has plans to establish club competitions in both West Asia and East Asia, says Hagop Khajirian, FIBA’s executive director for Asia.
This Hoops Hotbed Is Set to Take Off|Pallabi Munsi|August 20, 2020|Ozy
Somebody must have gotten a little dizzy during his 2012 “Pivot to East Asia.”
P.J. O’Rourke: Orwell Was Right|P. J. O’Rourke|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vice President Joe Biden is traveling to China Tuesday as part of a tour of East Asia.
Red Flag Raised on Chinese Telecom Deal|Eli Lake|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
While Julie Chen may embody East Asia's new beauty ideal, Davuluri does not appear to do the same for South Asia.
Changing Western Beauty Ideals: Nina Davuluri and Julie Chen|Soraya Roberts|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The ultradense cities of East Asia—Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul—have among the lowest fertility rates on the planet.
City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree|Joel Kotkin|September 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Geography dictated that East Asia had fewer potentially domesticable plants and animals.
Ian Morris’s Big Idea: Why the West Will Fall Behind|Ian Morris|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In our loading of East Asia transports, it required one to one and one-half hours to load one battalion.
Operations Upon the Sea|Franz Edelsheim
The sending of an expedition to East Asia affords an interesting example of what can be done.
Operations Upon the Sea|Franz Edelsheim
Our excellent knowledge of East Asia has given us the necessary technical preparation in the way of equipment.
Operations Upon the Sea|Franz Edelsheim
It requires a good deal of time to procure the equipment for an expedition to East Asia.
Operations Upon the Sea|Franz Edelsheim
The thirty horses on the transport must be well taken care of to reach East Asia.
Operations Upon the Sea|Franz Edelsheim