Australia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 External links 2 Finnish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Related terms 3 Galician 3.1 Proper noun 4 Italian 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Derived terms 5 Norwegian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Proper noun 5.2.1 Related terms 6 Polish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Proper noun 6.2.1 Declension 6.2.2 Derived terms 7 Romanian 7.1 Proper noun 7.1.1 Declension 8 Spanish 8.1 Proper noun 8.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

First attested 16th century, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (“‘unknown southern land’”), from auster (“the south wind”). Used also in 1693 (quotation below). Popularised by Matthew Flinders in 1814 (quotation below).

See also Terra Australis.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Aus) (Macquarie Dictionary) IPA: /ɒˈstreɪljə/, /əˈstreɪljə/
• (Aus) IPA: /əˈstræɪ.ljə/, /əˈstræɪ.liː.ə/, /əˈstræɪ.jə/
• (Tasmanian) IPA: /əˈstrɛ.liː.ə/
• (UK) IPA: /ɒˈstreɪ.liː.ə/, /ɒˈstreɪ.li.jə/
• (US) IPA: /ɑˈstre.li.ə/, /ɑˈstrel.jə/, /ɔˈstrɛəliə/
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•  Audio (Australia)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪliə

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Australia

Plural -

Australia

1. A country in Oceania. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia.
   • 1693: translation of a French novel by Jacques Sadeur (believed to be a pen name of Gabriel de Foigny) titled Les Aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la Découverte et le Voiage de la Terre Australe published 1692, translation published in London in 1693. Quoted in The Australian Language by Sidney J. Baker, second edition, 1966, chapter XIX, section 1, pages 388-9.

     This is all that I can have a certain knowledge of as to that side of Australia ...

   • 1814, Matthew Flinders, A Voyage to Terra Australis, volume 1 (at Project Gutenberg)

     Had I permitted myself any innovation upon the original term, it would have been to convert it into AUSTRALIA; as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth.

2. (geology) The continent of Australia-New Guinea. New Guinea and the intervening islands are also on the Australian tectonic plate and are thus geologically considered part of the continent.

[edit] Synonyms

Country

Aussieland (colloquial)

land down under

New Holland (historial)

Oz (colloquial)

Terra Australis (historical)

Continent

Meganesia

Sahul

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[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• AU
• Aust
• Countries of the world

[edit] External links

• Australia time zones with map and map current local time in Australia.

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Aust‧ra‧li‧a
• Often pronounced IPA: /ˈɑu̯stˌrɑːliɑ/
• IPA: /ˈɑu̯stˌrɑliɑ/ would be consistent with the spelling, and thus perceived as more correct by some

[edit] Proper noun

Australia

1. Australia

[edit] Declension

In Australia = Australiassa.

Declension of Australia (type kulkija) singular plural nominative Australia – genitive Australian – partitive Australiaa – accusative Australia Australian – inessive Australiassa – elative Australiasta – illative Australiaan – adessive Australialla – ablative Australialta – allative Australialle – essive Australiana – translative Australiaksi – instructive – – abessive Australiatta – comitative – – 1) Rare.

[edit] Related terms

• australialainen
• australialaisuus

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[edit] Galician

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[edit] Proper noun

Australia f.

1. Australia

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[edit] Italian

Wikipedia ^it

[edit] Proper noun

Australia f.

1. Australia

[edit] Derived terms

• australiano

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /æʉstɾɑːljɑ/

[edit] Proper noun

Australia

1. Australia

[edit] Related terms

• australier
• australsk

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /awsˈtralja/

[edit] Proper noun

Australia f.

1. Australia

[edit] Declension

	Singular only
Nominative	Australia
Genitive	Australii
Dative	Australii
Accusative	Australię
Instrumental	Australią
Locative	Australii
Vocative	Australio

[edit] Derived terms

• Australijczyk m., Australijka f.
• adjective: australijski

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[edit] Romanian

Wikipedia ^ro

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Australia f.

1. Australia

[edit] Declension

gender f.	uncountable
Nom/Acc	Australia
Gen/Dat	Australiei

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[edit] Spanish

Wikipedia ^es

[edit] Proper noun

Australia f.

1. Australia

[edit] Related terms

• australiano, australiana