Australasia

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

noun

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

Origin of Australasia

Austral(ia) + Asia

Related formsAus·tral·a·sian, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for australasian

Contemporary Examples of 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
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24 (4), 355-373.
15 Signs You'll Raise a Genius
Anneli Rufus
October 24, 2011

Historical Examples of australasian

The career of this man is a curiosity of Australasian literature.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)
John West
The Sophia Jane was the first steamer in Australasian waters.
The Beginning Of The Sea Story Of Australia
Louis Becke
The air was still, heavy, and parched with the breath of the Australasian sirocco.
A Strange Story, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
On this occasion at Exeter, it was one of our own Australasian prelates who preached the sermon.
The Retrospect
Ada Cambridge
The Australasian colonies have pursued a very various policy.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899
Various

British Dictionary definitions for australasian

Australasian

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

Australasia

noun

Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean
(loosely) the whole of Oceania

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