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Aus⋅tral⋅a⋅sia

[aw-struh-ley-zhuh, -shuh]
–noun
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the S Pacific Ocean.

Origin:
Austral(ia) + Asia


Aus⋅tral⋅a⋅sian, adjective, noun
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Aus·tral·a·sia   (ô'strə-lā'zhə, -shə)   
  1. The islands of the southern Pacific Ocean, including Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.

  2. Broadly, all of Oceania.

Aus'tral·a'sian adj. & n.
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