Oceania
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French Océanie, coined circa 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun, from the Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”)
PronunciationEdit
- (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.ʃiˈɑː.ni.ə/, /-njə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧nia
Proper nounEdit
Oceania
- A geographical region composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) plus Australasia. It is located between Asia, Antarctica and the Americas.
Usage notesEdit
Despite the fact that Oceania is technically not 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
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)
MeronymsEdit
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CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.se.əˈni.ə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.se.əˈni.ə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.se.aˈni.a/
Audio (file)
Proper nounEdit
Oceania f
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (continents) continent; Àfrica, Amèrica, Amèrica del Nord/Nord-amèrica, Amèrica del Sud/Sud-amèrica, Antàrtida, Àsia, Europa, Oceania (Category: ca:Continents) [edit]
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Oceania f
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (continents) continente; Africa, America (America meridionale, America settentrionale), Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: it:Continents)
LatinEdit
Proper nounEdit
Ōceania f sg (genitive Ōceaniae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Ōceania |
Genitive | Ōceaniae |
Dative | Ōceaniae |
Accusative | Ōceaniam |
Ablative | Ōceaniā |
Vocative | Ōceania |
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Oceania f
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
- Oceania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Oceania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Oceania f
Usage notesEdit
The form Oceania is almost the only form used in Brazil, while Oceânia is more common in Portugal.
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Oceania f
DeclensionEdit
gender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Oceania |
Gen/Dat | Oceaniei |