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Etymology

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From Latin australis in terra australis incognita "unknown southern land".

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Proper noun

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Ástralía f

  1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as its precursor colony in the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

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