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royal | asia |

As proper nouns the difference between royal and asia

is that royal is {{surname|from=Old English} while Asia is a continent located east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.

As an adjective royal

is of or relating to a monarch or their family.

As a noun royal

is a royal person; a member of a royal family.

royal

English

Alternative forms

* roial (obsolete), roiall (obsolete), royall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
  • *
    • He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
  • Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
    • How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio?
  • (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
    • royal''' mast;  '''royal sail
  • (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
  • (informal) (Used as an intensifier).
    • a royal pain in the neck

    Synonyms

    * (of a monarch) kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal * (sense, having a monarch's air) majestic, stately, regal * (informal intensifier) major

    Derived terms

    * give the royal treatment * rhyme royal * Royal * royal albatross * royal family * royal flush * royalist * royal jelly * royal kite * royally * royal moth * royal spoonbill * royal walnut * royal walnut moth * royal tennis * royalty * royal we * royal wedding

    Related terms

    * real estate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A royal person; a member of a royal family.
  • (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
  • (dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
  • The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
  • (nautical) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
  • An old English gold coin, the rial.
  • (military) A small mortar.

    • See also

    (Other semantically related terms) * emperor * imperial * king * monarch * prince * princess * queen

    Anagrams

    * English intensifiers ----

    asia

    English

    (wikipedia Asia)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A continent located east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.
  • (Greek God) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan, Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
  • (astronomy) Short for , a main belt asteroid.
  • of modern usage, from the continent.
  • * 1994 , Girl: A Novel , Simon&Schuster, ISBN 0671897071, page 81
    • And Scott Haskell started going out with this sophomore girl called Asia , who was this rich girl from Weston Heights.
  • (historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.

    • Related terms

    * Asia Minor * Asian * Asiaphile * Asiatic * Australasia * Central Asia * East Asia * South Asia * Southeast Asia

    See also

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ia ----