NEAR EAST
\nˌi͡əɹ ˈiːst], \nˌiəɹ ˈiːst], \n_ˌiə_ɹ ˈiː_s_t]\
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the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to North Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
By Princeton University
