Far East

noun

1. Older Use.,  the countries of East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and sometimes adjacent areas.

Far East

noun

1. the countries of E Asia, usually including China, Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines: sometimes extended to include all territories east of Afghanistan

Far East

1. Popular expression for the east Asian nations of China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan.

Other Word Forms

• Far Eastern adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Far East¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

In the Russian Far East, Vladimir Putin delivered a warning to the West: don't even think about sending soldiers - and that includes peacekeepers - to Ukraine.

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In some parts of Russia, particularly in remote and sparsely connected places in the Far East, WhatsApp is much more than chatting with friends and colleagues.

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And to accompany the picture the artist has spray-painted a short sentence: a phrase Filipp says is simply about sunrise in the Russian Far East.

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Someone was missing as the Newcastle squad jetted off to the Far East last month.

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In a six-minute audio message released before the service, the King vowed that those who fought and died in the Pacific and Far East "shall never be forgotten".

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