ALL meanings of near east
near east
N n - noun near east Middle Eastern region 1
- noun near east an indefinite geographical or regional term, usually referring to the countries of SW Asia, including Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia and the other nations of the Arabian Peninsula. Compare Middle East (def 1). 1
- proper noun near east The Near East is the same as the Middle East. 0
- noun near east (formerly) the Balkan States and the area of the Ottoman Empire 0
- noun near east countries near the E end of the Mediterranean, including those of SW Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, & NE Africa 0
- noun near east the lands occupied by the former Ottoman Empire, including the Balkans 0