অস্ট্রেলিয়া

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɔsʈɾeli̯a/, [ˈɔsʈːɾeli̯aˑ], /ɔʃʈɾeli̯a/, [ˈɔʂʈːɾeli̯aˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɔstɹeli̯a/, [ˈɔstːɹeli̯aˑ], /ɔʃtɹeli̯a/, [ˈɔstːɹeli̯aˑ]

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Proper noun

অস্ট্রেলিয়া • (osṭreliẏa)

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)