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Eurasia

[ yoo-rey-zhuh, -shuh, yuh- ]

/ yʊˈreɪ ʒə, -ʃə, yə- /

noun

Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.

Origin of Eurasia

Eur- + Asia

Example sentences from the Web for eurasia

The Eurasia Union leader assured Gubareva that Moscow will support its friends in all kinds of civil conflicts in Ukraine.

Alexander Dugin: The Crazy Ideologue of the New Russian Empire |Oleg Shynkarenko |April 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Israeli engagement in Eurasia is definitely picking up speed.

Israel Looks to Eurasia to Achieve Top Energy and National Security Goals |Allison Good |October 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm.

Roubini and Bremmer on Why We're Still Doomed |Nouriel Roubini, Ian Bremmer |May 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Russia shows no sign of being willing to yield power and influence to the Americans in Eurasia.

Russia's New Push for Power |Judith Miller, Doug Schoen |April 19, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Sheep, goats, and goat-antelopes lived in Eurasia and North America.

A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open |Theodore Roosevelt
Somebody said that Prince Sergius of Eurasia was present, and there was a general craning of necks to get a glimpse of royalty.

By Right of Conquest |Arthur Hornblow
These latter are similar to, though not identical with, those which inhabited Eurasia in Pliocene times.

Evolution |Joseph Le Conte
General comparisons indicate that this is the species which, in Eurasia, bears the name Lepus timidus.

A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha |E. Raymond Hall
American pikas all belong to the subgenus Pika, which occurs also in Eurasia.

A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha |E. Raymond Hall

British Dictionary definitions for eurasia

Eurasia

/ (jʊəˈreɪʃə, -ʒə) /

noun

the continents of Europe and Asia considered as a whole

Cultural definitions for eurasia

Eurasia

[ (yoo-ray-zhuh) ]

Land mass consisting of the continents of Europe and Asia.