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Oceania vs. Australia

Oceania

[ oh-shee-an-ee-uh, -ah-nee-uh ]
noun
  1. the islands of the central and southern Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).

Australia

[ aw-streyl-yuh ]
noun
  1. a continent southeast of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. 2,948,366 square miles (7,636,270 square kilometers).
  2. a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and territories of Australia and Tasmania. 2,974,581 square miles (7,704,165 square kilometers). Capital: Canberra.

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