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Asia is also the name used in modern Greece, not just ancient Greece:
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1
(in English)
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https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1
(in modern Greek)
With that said, the following countries also use the name Asia for the continent:
• Norway:
https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
(in Norwegian)
• Romania:
https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
(in Romanian) [noted -ed]
• Spain:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
(in Spanish)
―
Lucille
5/21/2020
1
This is also Indonesian and Malay name for the continent.
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Asia#Indonesian
(in English)
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https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
(in Indonesian)
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https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
(in Malay) [noted -ed]
―
HL
4/17/2020
1
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- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1 (in English)
- https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1 (in modern Greek)
With that said, the following countries also use the name Asia for the continent:
• Norway: https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia (in Norwegian)
• Romania: https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia (in Romanian) [noted -ed]
• Spain: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia (in Spanish)