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Asia Minor — • The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects westward of an imaginary line running from the Gulf of Alexandretta (Issus) on the Mediterranean to the vicinity of Trebizond (Trapezus) on the Black Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
.asia — Introduced 2006 TLD type Sponsored top level domain Status Active Registry Afilias Sponsor DotAsia Org … Wikipedia
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
Asia Minor — minor mi nor (m[imac] n[ e]r), a. [L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG. minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth. minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L. minuere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b … Universalium
ASIA — History Jewish history originated in this continent, in the Near Eastern complex of the Fertile Crescent. The journeyings of the patriarchs led from ur of the Chaldees in present day iraq through the Fertile Crescent to egypt . In antiquity,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Asia Television Limited — Infobox Company company name = Asia Television Limited 亞洲電視有限公司 company company type = Limited company company slogan = foundation = May 29, 1957 location = 25 31 Dai Shing Street, Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Po, Hong Kong key people = Wong Po… … Wikipedia
Asia Brewery — Infobox Brewery name = Asia Brewery, Inc. caption = location = 6th floor Allied Bank Center, Ayala Ave., Makati City, Philippines owner = Lucio Tan opened = 1982 production = 6 million hectoliters per annum (in its two breweries) active beers =… … Wikipedia
Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… … Wikipedia
Central Asia, history of — Introduction history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. In its historical application the term Central Asia designates an area that is considerably larger than the heartland of the Asian continent. Were it… … Universalium
