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Etymology

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Calque of English Middle East, with مشرق (maśriq, east) +‎ ِ (-i, izafat construction) +‎ وسطی (vust̤ā, middle).

Pronunciation

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(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məʃ.ɾɪq.eː ʋʊs.t̪ɑː/

Proper noun

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مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-i vustām (Hindi spelling मश्रिक़-ए-वुस्ता)

  1. (geopolitics) Middle East (The geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

See also

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