Near East
English Dictionary
->
Letter N
-> Near East
Search Dictionary:
Near East Definition
(n)
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
Near East Synonyms
Middle East
Mideast
Near East
© Art Branch Inc.