English Explanatory Dictionary

Oceania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, plus in some definitions Australia and the Malay Archipelago.

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/ /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/ /-ˈæn.jə/ /-ˈæn.ə/ /ˌɐʉ.ʃiːˈaː.ni.ə/ /-njə/ /ˌəʉ.ʃiˈaː.ni.ə/ /ˌoʊʃiˈænə/ en-us-Oceania.ogg

Word forms

Oceania

Etymology

From French Océanie, coined circa 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun, from océan (“ocean”) + -ie, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”). By surface analysis, ocean + -ia.

Related words

Oceanic Oceanian Oceanianist ocean

Derived words

oceanium
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