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Definition and Synonyms for 中東
1. | 近東 | 地中海東岸の周りの地域 |
Mideast | the area around the eastern Mediterranean | |
Synonyms: | 中東, 近東 | |
2. | 近東 | トルコから北アフリカ、東はイランまで |
Mideast | from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran | |
Synonyms: | 中東, 近東 | |
3. | 近東 | フェニキア、バビロン、エジプトなど古代文明が栄えた場所であり、ユダヤ教、キリスト教、イスラム教の発祥地 |
Mideast | the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam | |
Synonyms: | 中東, 近東 | |
4. | 近東 | 20世紀に継続的経済で政治的混乱があった |
Mideast | had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century | |
Synonyms: | 中東, 近東 |
Sample Sentences for 中東
中東は日本が消費する石油のかなりの部分を供給する。
The Middle East supplies a major portion of the oil that Japan consumes.
ラクダは中東では大変有用であることは言うまでもない。
It goes without saying that camels are very useful in the Middle East.
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