Eurasia

a geographical word formed from Europe-Asia. It is a term used by geographers to denote the land mass of Europe and Asia between which there is no natural line of division. The want of a natural boundary is emphasized by the need of such expressions as Russia-in-Europe, Russia-in-Asia, Turkey-in-Europe, and Turkey-in-Asia. The combined area of Eurasia is 18,265,000 square miles. Population, 1,232,200,000.