Australasia
See also: Australásia
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French Australasie, coined by French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses in 1756, from the Latin for “south of Asia”.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒstɹ(ə)lˈeɪʒə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔstɹl̩ˈæɪʒɐ/
- Rhymes: -eɪʒə
Proper noun edit
Australasia
- Oceania.
- Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands.
- Holonym: Oceania
Usage notes edit
This is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use. But it has been used interchangeably with the word Oceania.
Derived terms edit
- Australasian (adj)
Translations edit
Oceania — see Oceania
Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Australasia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 20, 2021.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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