Because that part of Asia was considered the smaller, or minor, part of the continent.
Landlord is an eight letter word for innkeeper.
Eight letter word is "response"
An eight letter word with x as a second letter is exciting.
An eight letter word for wealthy is affluent.
'Moisture' is an eight-letter word meaning wetness.
minor or small
There are no eight-letter palindromes in English.
The eight letter word is magazine.
The eight-letter word you are looking for is "envelope." It contains one letter (as in a piece of mail) inside it, while also being eight letters long.
minor
adjustment