Oceania

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Proper noun 2.3 Related terms 3 Romanian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Proper noun 3.2.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From ocean < Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanos) "Oceanus" + -ia (-"realm of")

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• IPA: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/, SAMPA: /%oUSi{ni@/
• Rhymes: -eɪniə

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Oceania

Plural -

Oceania

1. A geographical region composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia), Australia and New Zealand. It is located south of Asia, north of Antarctica and at the border between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

[edit] Usage notes

Oceania contains the following countries:

Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Indonesia (part) Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand

Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu

Territories in Oceania belonging to other countries include:

American Samoa (United States) Easter Island (Chile) French Polynesia (France)

Guam (United States) Hawaii (United States) New Caledonia (France)

[edit] Related terms

• Oceanic
• Oceanian
• ocean

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

Oceània, /otʃeˈanja/, /otSe"anja/

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Oceania f.

1. Oceania

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• oceano

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: [o.ʧe̯a.ni.a]

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Oceania f.

1. Oceania

[edit] Declension

gender f.	uncountable
Nom/Acc	Oceania
Gen/Dat	Oceaniei