the Far East
Definition of the Far East
: the countries of eastern and southeastern Asia (such as China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam)
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farplay Far
: at or to a considerable distance in space
: to a great extent : much
: by a broad interval : widely
: remote in space
: distinctly different in quality or relationship
: remote in time
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eastplay East
: to, toward, or in the east
: situated toward or at the east
: coming from the east
: the general direction of sunrise : the direction toward the right of one facing north
: the compass point directly opposite to west
: regions lying to the east of a specified or implied point of orientation
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