English Explanatory Dictionary

Sahul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land.

Pronunciation

/səˈhuːl/ səho͞ol'

Word forms

Sahul

Etymology

From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the dry shelf was called Sahul.

Synonyms

Australia Australia–New Guinea Australinea Meganesia

Derived words

Sahul brush cuckoo Sahulian
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