The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed, 1993 & Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
Synonyms: Western Asia, Asia, Western
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a geog area; prefer specific countries; MIDDLE EAST is also available
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D001211
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