އޮސްޓަރުލިޔާ

Dhivehi

Alternative forms

• އޮސްޓްރޭލިއާ (osṭrēliā)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os̺.ʈa.ɾu.li.jaː/, [os̺.ʈä.ɾu.li.jaː]
• Hyphenation: އޮސް‧ޓަ‧ރު‧ލި‧ޔާ

Proper noun

އޮސްޓަރުލިޔާ • (osṭaruliyā)

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)