Australasia

See also: Australásia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Australasie, coined by French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses in 1756, from the Latin for “south of Asia”.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒstɹ(ə)lˈeɪʒə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔstɹl̩ˈæɪʒɐ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʒə

Proper noun

Australasia

  1. Oceania.
  2. Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands.
    Holonym: Oceania

Usage notes

This is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use. But it has been used interchangeably with the word Oceania.

Derived terms

Translations
Oceania — see Oceania

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Australasia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved January 20, 2021.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /austɾaˈlasja/ [au̯s.t̪ɾaˈla.sja]
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧la‧sia

Proper noun

Australasia f

  1. Australasia
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