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Nobody knows where the name comes from; it's one of the oldest place names still in use and its origins are shrouded in antiquity. To most people, it means a large continent that's frigid in the north and sweltering in the south.

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The old name for Asia is "Anatolia" or "Axia" in Greek.

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came from the word ASU...the place where the sun shines first..or it means that it is located in the east part of the world..=)

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I think asia has so many names.

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