אוסטרליה

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /osˈtʁalja/

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Proper noun

אוֹסְטְרַלְיָה • (ostrálya) f

1. Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)