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)
Meronyms edit
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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
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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 |
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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 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 |
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Nom/Acc | Oceania |
Gen/Dat | Oceaniei |