n. (Hira=ちゅうとう) Middle East, region extending from the southeastern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea (including countries in southwest Asia and northeast Africa)

n. (Simp=中东, Pinyin=zhong1 dong1) Middle East

[中-] the middle part (of a thing); the waist (of the body)

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[中東] the Middle East

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[仲冬] the eleventh month in the lunar calendar; midwinter