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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Contemporary Examples
That picture has now become the image by which the whole Australasian tour will be remembered.
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24 (4), 355-373.
Historical Examples
The career of this man is a curiosity of Australasian literature.
The Sophia Jane was the first steamer in Australasian waters.
The Beginning Of The Sea Story Of AustraliaLouis Becke
The air was still, heavy, and parched with the breath of the Australasian sirocco.
A Strange Story, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
On this occasion at Exeter, it was one of our own Australasian prelates who preached the sermon.
The RetrospectAda Cambridge
The Australasian colonies have pursued a very various policy.
Australasian
- a native or inhabitant of Australasia
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- of or relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the neighbouring islands
- (of organizations) having members in Australia and New Zealand
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Australasia
- Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean
- (loosely) the whole of Oceania
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