Australasia

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

/ ˌɔ strəˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃə /

noun

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

Origin of Australasia

Austral(ia) + Asia

OTHER WORDS FROM Australasia

Aus·tral·a·sian, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for australasian

That picture has now become the image by which the whole Australasian tour will be remembered.
Kate Middleton's History of Flesh-Flashing Wardrobe Malfunctions|Tom Sykes|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24 (4), 355-373.
15 Signs You'll Raise a Genius|Anneli Rufus|October 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The following extract from the "Australasian" entitled, "Tobacco Smoking" refers to many literary smokers.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The Australasian affinities of Pityriasis emphasize its zoogeographical peculiarities.
Birds from North Borneo|Max C. Thompson

Similar views appeared previously in the ‘Australasian,’ July 13, 1867.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I (1st edition)|Charles Darwin
The origin of the Australasian fauna is a question pertaining to the article Zoological Distribution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
Hydromys, hī′dro-mis, n. an Australasian genus of rodents, known as water-rats and beaver-rats.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for australasian (1 of 2)

Australasian

/ (ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪən) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Australasia

adjective

of or relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the neighbouring islands

(of organizations) having members in Australia and New Zealand

British Dictionary definitions for australasian (2 of 2)

Australasia

/ (ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə) /

noun

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

(loosely) the whole of Oceania

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