‘Autirēria

Rarotongan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia.

Proper noun

‘Autirēria

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)

References

“‘Autirēria” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.