I want to know the answer to the following question:
The terms "Near East" and "Far East" referring to areas of the globe in or contiguous to the former British Empire and the neighboring colonies fit together as a pair based on what?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Both terms were used before then with local British and American meanings: the near or far east of a field, village or shire.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no