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# asia

proper noun (Asia)

«asia» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Asia is the biggest of the seven continents, with the most people. China, India, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Thailand are in Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths: a place in a story; sometimes trips, distances or countries counted. In geography: Asia has the highest mountain, Mount Everest, and more people than any other continent. In science: animals of Asia include tigers, pandas and elephants. Phrases: in Asia, across Asia, South Asia, East Asia.

### Examples

- Asia is the largest continent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x1)
- He traveled 3,000 miles across Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x2)
- The class studied 6 countries in Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x3)
- Their trip to Asia lasted 2 weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x4)
- Mount Everest is in Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x5)
- Giant pandas live in the forests of China in Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x6)
- More people live in Asia than on any other continent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x7)
- Rice is an important food in much of Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x8)
- "There are the Himalayas, the highest mountains in Asia," said the East Wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/#x9)

### Note

Always written with a capital A: Asia. Adjective «Asian». Asia is a continent, not a country. A word of the story only; no clue to the operation.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «asia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«asia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/asia.html) on Mova free.