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asia¹

  • [ˈasja]

Rhymes with a.sja

Where it comes from

Del aimara aysa ('derrumbe').

noun asias

  1. Argentina, Bolivia, Peru Derrumbe que obstruye la salida de una galería de mina.

Asia²

  • [ˈasja]

Rhymes with a.sja

Where it comes from

Del latín Asia, del griego antiguo Ἀσία, del griego micénico 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (aswija), del hitita 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (assuwa, 'Anatolia noroccidental'), a su vez de origen incierto.

proper noun

  1. El mayor y más extenso de los cinco continentes, que ocupa la mayor parte del supercontinente de Eurasia.

In English

  • Asia the continent of Asia

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MLA

"asia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/asia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

asia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/asia

Chicago

"asia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/asia.

BibTeX
@misc{asia_2026,
  title = {asia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/asia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}