Australasia
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See also: Australásia
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French Australasie, coined by French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses in 1756, from the Latin for “south of Asia”.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒstɹ(ə)lˈeɪʒə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔstɹl̩ˈæɪʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -eɪʒə
Proper noun[edit]
Australasia
- Oceania.
- Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands.
- Holonym: Oceania
Usage notes[edit]
This is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use. But it has been used interchangeably with the word Oceania.
Derived terms[edit]
- Australasian (adj)
Translations[edit]
Oceania — see Oceania
Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
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References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Australasia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 20, 2021.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Australasia f
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