| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Eurasia |
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(y r ´zh , sh ) (KEY) , land mass comprising the continents of Europe and Asia, in which Europe is geographically a western peninsula of Asia, rather than a separate continent. |
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