Wiktionary (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: basketball (Noun). A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. basketball (Noun). The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.iktionary (5.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: basketball (Noun). A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop. basketball (Noun). The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.
The Middle Eastern region is comprised of countries near the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, etc., and countries in North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Morocco, etc. The South Asian region is comprised of India and Pakistan.
The Middle East is a term referring to most of Arabia, Persia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Egypt, but it is starting to become more and more uncommon, as it does not describe the various local cultures very well.