See also: 中东

Chinese

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middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
east
trad. (中東)
simp. (中东)
 
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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中東

  1. Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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Compound of (chū, middle) +‎ (, east), as a calque of English Middle East.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(ちゅう)(とう) (Chūtō

  1. the Middle East (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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

  1. hanja form? of 중동 (Middle East)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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中東

  1. chữ Hán form of Trung Đông (Middle East).