Oceania

American  

[oh-shee-an-ee-uh, -ah-nee-uh] / ˌoʊ ʃiˈæn i ə, -ˈɑ ni ə /

Also Oceanica

noun

1. the islands of the central and southern Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).

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Oceania British  

/ ˌəʊʃɪˈɑːnɪə /

noun

1. the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia: sometimes also including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago

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Other Word Forms

• Oceanian
  adjective

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• Oceania vs. Australia

Example Sentences

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Oceania

The council is made up of nine members from Uefa, seven from AFC, six from Caf, five from Concacaf, five from Conmebol, and three from Oceania.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Cheese prices, however, rose for the first time in a year, with tighter seasonal milk supplies in the EU outweighing lower prices in Oceania and competitive pressure from ample U.S. export supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Its European performance was boosted by changes in traffic flows due to the Middle East situation, particularly for passengers travelling between Europe and Oceania through Hong Kong.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Uefa has nine members, AFC has seven, Concacaf five, Africa has six, Conmebol five and Oceania three.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

War prisoners apart, the average citizen of Oceania never sets eyes on a citizen of either Eurasia or Eastasia, and he is forbidden the knowledge of foreign languages.

From "1984" by George Orwell