australasia

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English - English
all of Oceania
Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
the group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
{i} A'asia, region that comprises Australia and New Zealand together with New Guinea and islands of the South Pacific which are in the vicinity; Oceania
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
Australasian
Relating to Australia and the its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean
Australasian
{i} native or resident of Australasia
Australasian
{s} of or pertaining to Australasia or its people
Australasian
Australasian means belonging or relating to Australasia or to its people. relating to Australasia (=Australia and the islands that are near to it) or its people
australasian
A native or an inhabitant of Australasia
australasian
Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions
australasian
relating to or found in Australasia
australasia

    Hyphenation

    Aus·tral·a·sia

    Turkish pronunciation

    ôstrıleyjı

    Pronunciation

    /ˌôstrəˈlāᴢʜə/ /ˌɔːstrəˈleɪʒə/

    Etymology

    () The name was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes 1756. He derived it from the Latin for “south of Asia”
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