English Explanatory Dictionary

Australasia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Oceania: a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
  2. A continental region in Oceania, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring Melanesian islands.

Pronunciation

/ˌɒstɹəˈleɪʒə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Australasia.wav /ˌɔstɹəˈlæɪʒɐ/

Word forms

Australasia

Etymology

Borrowed from French Australasie, coined by French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses in 1756, from the Latin for “south of Asia”. By surface analysis, Austral- + Asia.

Synonyms

Oceania

Derived words

Australasian A'asia
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