Nuhōlani
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English New Holland.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nuhōlani
- Australia, New Holland (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, New Holland (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
Synonyms
[edit]- ʻAukekulelia (modern, more common)
References
[edit]- Wehewehe Dictionary