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oceanian

British  
/ ˌəʊʃɪˈɑːnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Oceania or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Oceania

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the meeting, Hiroyuki Namazu, director-general for the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, called the latest South Korean ruling “extremely regrettable and absolutely unacceptable,” according to the Japanese ministry.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Gurner quickly became an international Main Character, inviting opprobrium on social media not only from other Oceanian CEOs and politicians but also from U.S.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2023

While there, he will meet with U.S. envoy for North Korea Sung Kim, and Takehiro Funakoshi, director-general of the Japanese foreign ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.

From Reuters • Sep. 10, 2021

Writing in the academic journal Nature, Luca Pagani, Mait Metspalu and colleagues describe hints of this pioneer group in their analysis of DNA in people from the Oceanian nation of Papua New Guinea.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2016

“We need more respect for the Oceanian confederation,” Blatter said not long after being returned for a fifth term at the Zurich congress.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2015

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