Oceania
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From French Océanie, coined circa 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun, from the Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉ.ʃiːˈaː.ni.ə/, /-njə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌəʉ.ʃiˈaː.ni.ə/, /-njə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧nia
Proper noun[edit]
Oceania
- A geographical region or continent composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) plus Australasia. It is located between Asia, Antarctica and the Americas.
Usage notes[edit]
Despite the fact that Oceania is not widely classified a continent, some people use the term when referring to the continents of the world in place of the Australian continent, mostly because several Oceanian countries are located in the Pacific Ocean and would otherwise be unable to be classified within a continent unless grouped in with Australia.
Oceania contains the following countries:
- Australia
- East Timor (sometimes included)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Indonesia (part)
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Territories in Oceania belonging to other countries include:
- Hawaii (United States)
- American Samoa (United States)
- Easter Island (Chile)
- French Polynesia (France)
- Bonin Islands (Japan)
- Guam (United States)
- Wallis and Futuna (France)
- Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
- New Caledonia (France)
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.se.əˈni.ə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.se.əˈni.ə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.se.aˈni.a/
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continent; Àfrica, Amèrica, Amèrica del Nord/Nord-amèrica, Amèrica del Sud/Sud-amèrica, Antàrtida, Àsia, Europa, Oceania (Category: ca:Continents) [edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continente; Africa, America (America meridionale, America settentrionale), Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: it:Continents)
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oː.keˈa.ni.a/, [oːkeˈäniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃeˈa.ni.a/, [ot͡ʃeˈäːniä]
Proper noun[edit]
Ōceania f sg (genitive Ōceaniae); first declension
- (New Latin) Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ōceania |
Genitive | Ōceaniae |
Dative | Ōceaniae |
Accusative | Ōceaniam |
Ablative | Ōceaniā |
Vocative | Ōceania |
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Oceania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Oceania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧ni‧a
Proper noun[edit]
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Usage notes[edit]
The form Oceania is almost the only form used in Brazil, while Oceânia is more common in Portugal.
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension[edit]
gender f | uncountable |
---|---|
Nom/Acc | Oceania |
Gen/Dat | Oceaniei |
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