Asia-Pacific
noun
(alsoAsia Pacific)uk/ˌeɪ.ʒə.pəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/ˌeɪ.ʒə.pəˈsɪf.ɪk/(alsoAsian Pacific);(alsoAsia-Pacific region,Asia Pacific region,Asian-Pacific region)abusinessregionthatincludesAsiaand thePacificRim(= thecountrieson theedgeof thePacificOcean,includingAustraliaand thewestcoastof the US as well as thesmallnationsofEastAsia):
MoststatesintheAsia-Pacificactivelyparticipateinglobalmarkets.
AsiaPacificis theregionwhere weexpectthestrongestgrowththisyear.
Hong Kong is aleadingtelecommunicationshubfortheAsia-Pacificregion.
TheyemphasizeVancouver'smulticulturaldiversityanditsroleasgatewaytotheAsianPacific.
See also
Asian-Pacific
- Manycountrieshavegainedfrom export-ledgrowth,particularlyin the Asia-Pacific.
- HisoperationinAsiaPacificwas the company's mostprofitableofficeworldwide.
- Theconferencewillbringtogether some of thebiggestbusinessnamesin the Asian-Pacificregion.
- Canadaintroducedthechipandpinpaymentmethod, as did many othercountriesfrom Asia-Pacific toSouthAmerica.
- Sales ofScotchwhiskywere up 50percentin theAsiaPacificregion.
- Phillip Wong ismanagingdirector, Asia-Pacificregion.
Countries, nationalities & continents: continents & regions of the world
- Afrocentric
- Afrocentrism
- amazonian
- Antarctica
- Antipodean
- Australasian
- Caribbean
- Iberian
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- LATAM
- Latin America
- latitudinal
- Levantine
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- parallel
- pole
- the Far East
- the prime meridian
- transcontinental
- tropical
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