オーストラリア
Japanese
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| 豪太剌利 (obsolete) 濠太剌利 (obsolete) |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Australia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]オーストラリア • (Ōsutoraria)
- 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)
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- ^ Traditionally, Japanese distinguishes six "continents" (Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania) from six "landmasses" (Africa, North America, South America, Eurasia, Australia, Antarctica).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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- ja:Australia
- ja:Countries in Oceania
- ja:Islands
- ja:Former dependent territories
- ja:Geology
- ja:Continents and continental regions