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Asia
A´SIA(ἡ Ἀσία, sc. γἠ;Poet. Ἀσίς,—ίδος, Aesch. Pers. 763, Ἀσὶς αἴη, Dion. Perieg. 20, Ἀσίδος ἠπείροιο...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Asia
muddy; boggy ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Asia
Is used to denote Proconsular Asia, a Roman province which embraced the western parts of Asia Minor,...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Asia
(orient). The passages in the New Testament where this word occurs are the following; (Acts 2:9; 6:9...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Asia
Ā̆sĭa, ae, f. (in regard to the quantity of the A, cf. Jahn ad Ov. M. 5, 648), = Ἀσία. I.A Orig., ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Chiefs of Asia
"Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi...

Easton's Bible Dictionary