Revision History

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12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C yazhou added (from user-submitted name 352815)
10/27/2021, 10:08 PM HL 352815
11/8/2020, 10:46 PM HL 352815
11/6/2020, 2:33 PM HL 352815
11/6/2020, 12:05 PM HL

Type Region
Usage Chinese
Scripts 亚洲(Chinese) 亞洲(Traditional Chinese)
Pronounced Pron. YAH-CHO

Meaning & History

From a short form of Yaxiya combined with (zhōu) meaning "continent, island". This is the modern Chinese name for Asia.