the Near East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea
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For example, pigs were domesticated in the Near East over 10,000 years ago.
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Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025
All three camps date back to the early 1950s, when they were established by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to house Palestinians who were expelled from their homes or forced to flee following Israel’s creation in 1948.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
The Assyrians ruled much of the Near East from the 9th to the 7th centuries B.C., before Nineveh, their capital, fell.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
All royalties will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025
All three camps date back to the early 1950s, when they were established by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to house Palestinians who were expelled from their homes or forced to flee following Israel’s creation in 1948.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
The Assyrians ruled much of the Near East from the 9th to the 7th centuries B.C., before Nineveh, their capital, fell.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
All royalties will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Near East
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“The Near East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Near%20East. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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