Naher Osten

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “Near East”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaː.ɐ ˈɔstən/ === Proper noun === Naher Osten m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative der Nahe Osten, definite genitive des Nahen Ostens) (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) (loosely, nonstandard) the MENA region ==== Usage notes ==== As in English, Naher Osten (“Near East”) and Mittlerer Osten (“Middle East”) are synonymous. The difference is that German prefers the former, English the latter. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Mittlerer Orient Mittlerer Osten Naher und Mittlerer Osten (pleonasm) Nahost ==== Derived terms ==== Nahostkonflikt nahöstlich