Australasia

[ aw-struh-ley-zhuh, -shuh ]

/ ˌɔ strəˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃə /

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noun

Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the S Pacific Ocean.

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Origin of Australasia

Austral(ia) + Asia

OTHER WORDS FROM Australasia

Aus·tral·a·sian, adjective, noun

Words nearby Australasia

Austin, Austin Flint murmur, Austin friar, austr-, austral, Australasia, Australasian, Australia, Australia antigen, Australia Current, Australia Day

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How to use Australasia in a sentence

A point I made in my 2007 book Comeback: back in 1985, NATO plus Japan plus Australasia produced 50% of world GDP.
Is Decline Optional?|David Frum|February 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Araucaria, a genus of trees of the coniferous or pine order, indigenous to Australasia and South America.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Now he was to visit the Indian Ocean and Australasia, and to investigate their seaweed flora, as yet but little known.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
The late Eocene flora of Europe was very similar to its descendant in modern Australasia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

And from this point of view a growing trade with Germany is worth a good deal more than a declining trade with Australasia.
Are we Ruined by the Germans?|Harold Cox
These are some of the problems Australasia inherited from the Peace Conference.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

British Dictionary definitions for Australasia

Australasia

/ (ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə) /

noun

Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean

(loosely) the whole of Oceania

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