{"def":{"lit":"orient","short":"Asia, i.e., Asia Minor, or (usually) only its western shore","long":["Asia proper or proconsular Asia embracing Mysia, Lydia, Phrygia, and Caria, corresponding closely to Turkey today"]},"deriv":"of uncertain derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"ɑˈsi.ɑ","ipa_mod":"ɑˈsi.ɑ","sbl":"asia","dic":"ah-SEE-ah","dic_mod":"ah-SEE-ah"}}