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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