Nabije Oosten

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested in the twentieth century. Probably calqued. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naːˈbɛi̯.ə ˈoːs.tə(n)/ === Proper noun === Nabije Oosten n (historical) Near East (the geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia)