Australasia
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
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”
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʒə
Proper noun [edit]
Australasia
- Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
- all of Oceania
Usage notes [edit]
This is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Australasia (all uses)
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