Asian: Asia is divided into five

Asia is divided into five major regions: Central, East, South, Southeast, and Western Asia, plus North Asia, covering Siberia. Asia, the world’s largest and most diverse continent. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass. Asia is more a geographic term than a homogeneous continent, and the use of the term to describe such a vast area always carries the potential of obscuring the enormous diversity among the regions it encompasses. Of or relating to Asia or its peoples, languages, or cultures. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Asia. 2. A person of Asian ancestry. Usage Note: Asia is the largest of the continents, with more than half the world's population. Publishes cross-disciplinary research on ethnic groups, identity and relations within China, India and the rest of Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries.