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Priešakinė Azija

English translation: Western Asia

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Lithuanian term or phrase:Priešakinė Azija
English translation:Western Asia
Entered by: Leonardas

19:03 Nov 6, 2012
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography / Asia
Lithuanian term or phrase: Priešakinė Azija
Gieda ir groja šitokią burdoninę muziką vadinamojoje Priešakinėje Azijoje (Anatolijos pusiasalyje ir aplink esančiuose plotuose), Užkaukazėje, pietų Balkanuose.
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 03:23
Western Asia
Explanation:
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Leonardas
Local time: 04:23
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Summary of answers provided
5West Asia
Gintautas Kaminskas
4Western Asia
Leonardas
3Asia Minor
The LT>EN Guy
2Asia Minor
Grzegorz Mizera
Summary of reference entries provided
Priešakinė Azija = Pietvakarių Azija
Kristina Radziulyte

  

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Asia Minor


Explanation:


Grzegorz Mizera
Estonia
Local time: 04:23
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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Asia Minor


Explanation:
Could this be Lithuanian for Asia Minor?

The LT>EN Guy
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: man taip irgi atrodo, bet neradau patikimos informacijos

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Western Asia


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Asia
    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorderasien
Leonardas
Local time: 04:23
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
West Asia


Explanation:
Official UN terminology is "West Asia" (not "Western Asia"). "Asia Minor" is something else, i.e. Anatolia, central Turkey (http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mažoji_Azija).

Gintautas Kaminskas
Australia
Local time: 11:23
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Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
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Reference comments


20 hrs
Reference: Priešakinė Azija = Pietvakarių Azija

Reference information:
Priešakinė Azija - alternatyvus Pietvakarių Azijos pavadinimas, plg. "Передняя Азия".

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Передняя_Азия
http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artimieji_Rytai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Asia

Kristina Radziulyte
Lithuania
Native speaker of: Lithuanian
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