Near East
(the Near East)
- a term originally applied to the Balkan states of SE Europe, but now generally applied to the countries of SW Asia between the Mediterranean and India (including the Middle East), especially in historical contexts近东（初指欧洲东南部巴尔干各国, 现通常指亚洲西南部国家, 即地中海和印度之间的区域［包括中东 ］, 尤用于历史语境）。
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