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North Asia

North Asia

3.9
The northern part of Asia including Siberia and the Russian Far East
  • proper noun
translation icon : Norte de Asia
  • The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses much of North Asia on its journey from west to east.

Examples

  • Wildlife in North Asia includes Siberian tigers, reindeer, and brown bears.

  • The climate in North Asia can be extremely cold.

  • Many people think of North Asia as a region dominated by forests and permafrost.

  • Many people are unaware of the vastness of North Asia.

  • Many people think of North Asia as a region dominated by forests and permafrost.

  • Wildlife in North Asia includes Siberian tigers, reindeer, and brown bears.

  • The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses much of North Asia on its journey from west to east.

Synonyms

Asian Russia
vsNorth Asia
4.5

The part of Russia that lies in Asia east of the Ural Mountains

is the continent's northern region mainly covering Siberia and the Far East

Surface Forms

North Asia main

Morphology

north + Asia

The meaning 'the northern part of Asia' is directly and compositional from 'north' (northern portion) + 'Asia' (the continent), so the overall sense is immediately derivable. Geographic compounds of this form are cross-linguistically common and follow a transparent semantic pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words will understand.

Etymology

North Asia is a place name that simply joins north and Asia to give a picture of the northern part of the Asian land. That's why North Asia is used to 'mean' the cold, forested and often frozen region of Russia, often called Siberia.