Australasia

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

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

Origin of Australasia

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Other words from Australasia

  • Aus·tral·a·sian, adjective, noun

Words Nearby Australasia

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How to use Australasia in a sentence

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

  2. (loosely) the whole of Oceania

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