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中東

中東

See also: 中东

Chinese

 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 east
trad. (中東) 中 東
simp. (中东) 中 东

Proper noun

中東

  1. Middle East (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa)

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Japanese

中東 (Chūtō): the Middle East.
Kanji in this term
中 東
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Calque of English Middle East.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

中東 ‎(hiragana ちゅうとう, romaji Chūtō)

  1. the Middle East (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
  4. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  5. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Korean

Hanja in this term
中 東

Proper noun

中東 • ‎(Jungdong, McCune-Reischauer: Chungdong, Yale: Cwungtong) ‎(hangeul 중동)

  1. Hanja form? of 중동, “Middle East”.

Etymology

Calque of English Middle East.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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