Far East

noun
1.
the countries of E Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.
Origin
1840-50, Americanism
Related forms
Far Eastern, adjective
Can be confused
Far East, Middle East, Near East.
British Dictionary definitions for Far East

Far East

noun
1.
the Far East, the countries of E Asia, usually including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines: sometimes extended to include all territories east of Afghanistan
Far East in Culture

Far East definition


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

Encyclopedia Article for Far East

by Richard Saludo

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