'Near East' definitions:
Definition of 'Near East'
(from WordNet)
noun
The area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" [syn: Middle East, Mideast, Near East]
Synonyms of 'Near East'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Africa,
- America,
- Antipodes,
- Asia,
- Asia Major,
- Asia Minor,
- Australasia,
- continent,
- down under,
- East,
- Eastern Hemisphere,
- eastland,
- Eurasia,
- Europe,
- Far East,
- landmass,
- Levant,
- Middle East,
- New World,
- Occident,
- Oceania,
- Old World,
- Orient,
- the old country,
- West,
- Western Hemisphere