亜あ州しゅうMeanings1nounAsiadated termDated abbreviation for Asia, formed from the first character of 亜細亜 (アジア). Not used in contemporary Japanese outside historical or stylistic contexts.戦せん前ぜんの地ち図ずには「亜あ州しゅう」と記しるされていることがある。Pre-war maps sometimes have '亜州' written on them.