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亜細亜 (dated)
 
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From Chinese 亞細亞亚细亚 (yàxìyà), in turn from Latin Asia. Pronunciation was probably influenced by Dutch Azië.

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アジア (Ajia

  1. Asia (a continent)

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References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN