Australasia
[aw-struh-ley-zhuh, -shuh]
- Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the S Pacific Ocean.
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Origin of Australasia
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A point I made in my 2007 book Comeback: back in 1985, NATO plus Japan plus Australasia produced 50% of world GDP.
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The deposits of Colombia and Australasia are placers of a similar character.
The Economic Aspect of GeologyC. K. Leith
It is remarkably successful in the warmer climates of Europe and of Australasia.
The Genus PinusGeorge Russell Shaw
Both are natives of what may be termed the new world of Australasia.
I own I have a horror of Australasia—such a long sea-voyage!
What Will He Do With It, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
I was in Australasia three months and a half, and saw only one Governor.
Following the Equator, CompleteMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Australasia
- Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean
- (loosely) the whole of Oceania
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