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Definition of Association of Southeast Asian Nations in English:

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

proper noun

(also ASEAN)

  • A regional organization intended to promote economic cooperation and now comprising the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), and Cambodia.

Pronunciation

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

/əˌsōsēˈāSHən/ /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/ /əˌsōSHēˈāSHən əv/ /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv/ /ə souTH ēst ˈāZHən ˈnāSHənz/ /ə saʊθ ist ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃənz/