Western Asian

**Semantic type:** Population Group

**Definition:** Denotes a person whose ancestry is in any of the Asian countries bordering Africa, such as Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, West Bank, and Yemen.

**Synonyms:** - WEST ASIAN - Western Asian Ancestry - Western Asian Descent