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Far East

 
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–noun
the countries of E Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism

Related forms:
Far Eastern, adjective
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Far East   (fär)   
The countries and regions of eastern and southeast Asia, especially China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Mongolia.
Far' East'ern adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Cultural Dictionary

Far East

Popular expression for the east Asian nations of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Far East

by Richard Saludo

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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