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East′ A′sia,
- Place Namesthe countries and land area of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Mongolia, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and the Russian Federation in Asia.
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East Asia n a region including China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, and sometimes also the countries of Southeast Asia
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