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There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East.
Robbie Keane

Meaning of "the Far East" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE FAR EAST

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WHAT DOES THE FAR EAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Far East

The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Russian Far East with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons. The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 12th century, denoting the Far East as the "farthest" of the three "easts", beyond the Near East and the Middle East. For the same reason, Chinese people in the 19th and early 20th centuries called Western countries "Tàixī "—i.e. anything further west than the Arab world. The term is less commonly used than in the past as it allegedly connotes the "orientalism" of the 19th century more explicitly than East Asia. Since the 1960s, terms like East Asia and the Orient have become increasingly common. East Asia remains the most common media term for the region today.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE FAR EAST

the Fall
the Family Compact
the fancy
the Far North
the fat is in the fire
the fat of the land
the father of
the Fed
the Federation
the Fens
the few
the Fiend
the Fifteen
the filth
the first thing
the Fishes
the five Ks
the Five Towns
the flag
the flat

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE FAR EAST

at least
at the least
breakfast
cast
Cheshire East
coast
deep in the past
east
Far East
fast
feast
forecast
Griqualand East
in the least
last
least
Middle East
Near East
past
the last

Synonyms and antonyms of the Far East in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Far East» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE FAR EAST

Find out the translation of the Far East to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Far East from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Far East» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

远东
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el Lejano Oriente
570 millions of speakers

English

the Far East
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुदूर पूर्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشرق الأقصى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дальний Восток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o Extremo Oriente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফার ইস্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´Extrême-Orient
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timur Jauh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Ferne Osten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

極東
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wétan Tebih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Viễn Đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூர கிழக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुदूर पूर्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzak Doğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´Estremo Oriente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Daleki Wschód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Далекий Схід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Orientul Îndepărtat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η Άπω Ανατολή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Verre Ooste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fjärran Östern
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Østen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Far East

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE FAR EAST»

The term «the Far East» is very widely used and occupies the 2.858 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE FAR EAST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the Far East» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the Far East» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Far East

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8 QUOTES WITH «THE FAR EAST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Far East.
1
Pat Boone
Ironically, for a few million people in the Far East, I did become an English teacher through my music.
2
Lafcadio Hearn
It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found - indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese.
3
John Higgins
With some other top players I'm part of a company trying to put on events in Europe, especially Germany, but also Poland, Austria, Russia. There's so much talent coming out of the Far East now, and we want the same thing in Europe.
4
John Hoeven
From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.
5
Robbie Keane
There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East.
6
David Milne
In terms of development of the company, the vast majority of our sales are in the Far East and we will expect to strengthen our activities there, perhaps even moving some of our engineering activities abroad.
7
Dan Quayle
The global importance of the Middle East is that it keeps the Far East and the Near East from encroaching on each other.
8
Shel Silverstein
Imagine - four years you could have spent travelling around Europe meeting people, or going to the Far East of Africa or India, meeting people, exchanging ideas, reading all you wanted to anyway, and instead I wasted it at Roosevelt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE FAR EAST»

Discover the use of the Far East in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Far East and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Britten and the Far East: Asian Influences in the Music of ...
Investigation into the influence of Eastern music on Britten's composition.
Mervyn Cooke, 1998
2
A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East
A bestseller and major prizewinner in Italy, A Fortune-Teller Told Me is a powerful warning against the new missionaries of materialism. From the Hardcover edition.
Tiziano Terzani, 2010
3
Fighting Ships of the Far East (2): Japan and Korea AD 612-1639
Om krigsskibe og søkrig i Fjernøsten i perioden op til omkring 1500.
Stephen Turnbull, 2003
4
The Far East and the English Imagination, 1600-1730
A 2006 investigation of the idea of the powerful Asian empires in the works of Milton, Dryden, Defoe and Swift.
Robert Markley, 2006
5
Freud and the Far East: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the ...
The contributors to the book discuss the depth-psychological concepts of amae and wa, the Ajase complex, and the filial piety complex, underscoring the intricate interplay of drive and ego development with the powerful forces of ancestral ...
Salman Akhtar, 2009
6
Pirate of the Far East: 811-1639
Stephen Turnbull vividly recreates the pirates' daily lives, from legitimate whaling and fishing trips to violent raids.
Stephen Turnbull, 2012
7
Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East
Beretter om udviklingen og anvendelsen af det amerikanske "superhurtige" rekognosceringsfly fra 1960erne, Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
Paul Crickmore, 2008
8
Western Visions of the Far East in a Transpacific Age, 1522–1657
Covering the transpacific period--in between Magellan's opening of the transpacific route to the Far East and the eventual dominance of the region by the British and the Dutch--this collection provides a broad perspective on how Western ...
Dr Christina H Lee, 2012
9
Meditation and Piety in the Far East
These non-Christian religions present a massive front of tradition and dogma, which so far the Christian faith has rarely penetrated. This engaging book is comprehensive in its scope.
Karl Ludvig Reichelt, 2004
10
Atlas of the Far East and Southeast Asia
Explore the Far East and Southeast Asia! Take a look at their countries, people, cities, plants, animals, farming and industry, transportation, and leisure activities.
Felicia Law, 2008

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE FAR EAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Far East is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wisconsin-based company building ships bound for Far East
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) -- Ships built at Wisconsin-based Marinette Marine Corp. are playing a crucial role in a strategic and volatile region in the Far East. «WMTV, Jul 15»
2
Islamic State's Activity spreads into the Far East
Importantly, four new terrorist organizations are already aiming to establish an Islamic Caliphate in the Far East region called Daulah Islamiyah Nusantara that is ... «Defense Update, Jan 15»
3
Game and Fish: Caller says black bear spotted again in East Valley
A young black bear that eluded capture in the far East Valley was reportedly seen ... after a chase through alfalfa fields in the far East Valley on Monday morning. «KPHO Phoenix, Dec 14»
4
Boris Johnson's dissects a cow in far East tour as he stops in Malaysia
Mr Johnson has visited the Far East as part of a UK Trade and Industry mission to boost trade and investment between the UK and Far East. The senior ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
5
Mayor's trade mission to Far East
That's what the Mayor will be telling senior politicians, business leaders and investors this week as he leads a six day mission to the Far East. His trip will take in ... «Greater London Authority, Nov 14»
6
​Surprise drill puts over 100000 troops through their paces in …
Troops in the Far East of Russia have been placed on high alert as more than 100,000 servicemen will participate in the surprise combat readiness check, the ... «RT, Sep 14»
7
MERS cases reach Far East; Saudi Arabia reports 6 more
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has made a long-feared leap to the Far East with cases in Malaysia and the Philippines, while ... «CIDRAP, Apr 14»
8
Russia's Far East dilemma
When Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev caused controversy earlier this month by suggesting that Russia needs to defend the Far East from excessive expansion ... «Tne Moscow News, Aug 12»
9
Far Eastern Economic Review RIP
On September 22nd Dow Jones, an American publisher, issued an Orwellian release, announcing that this December it would close the Far Eastern Economic ... «Economist, Sep 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. The Far East [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-far-east>. Apr 2024 ».
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