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Azja
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/) of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Azja f (related adjective azjatycki, demonym Azjata, female demonym Azjatka)
- Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- Hyponym: Azja Zachodnia
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
Declension
Declension of Azja
Derived terms
adjective
- wewnątrzazjatycki
nouns
- Azja Południowa
- azjarcha
- azjatyckość
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