Near East


noun

an indefinite geographical or regional term, usually referring to the countries of SW Asia, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and the other nations of the Arabian Peninsula. Compare Middle East(def 1).

OTHER WORDS FROM Near East

Near Eastern, adjective, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Near East

Far East Middle East Near East

British Dictionary definitions for near east

Near East

noun

another term for the Middle East
(formerly) the Balkan States and the area of the Ottoman Empire

Cultural definitions for near east

Near East

A region in western Asia and northeastern Africa, often considered the same as the Middle East.