Near East

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌNear ˈEast noun  the Near East SGthe Middle East 近东〔即中东〕 —Near Eastern adjective ancient Near Eastern literature 古代近东文学

Examples from the Corpus

Near East• The international carriage of goods by road is also to distant destinations, such as the Near East and Middle East.• As a colony, the Near East disliked its masters.• In any case, oil is and will remain the starting-point of endless conflicts in the Near East.• Its real origins lie deep in the immemorial history of the Near East.• Nature, as we know, has accorded it generously to the Near East.• The Near East surrendered, abandoning itself to the invaders.

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Near East
ˌNear ˈEast noun
the Near East the Middle East
—Near Eastern adjective:
    Ancient Near Eastern literature