English

Etymology
The name was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes 1756. He derived it from the L. for �south of Asia�

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��|-eɪ��

Proper noun
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Australasia

1. Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
2. all of Oceania

Usage notes
This is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use

Derived terms
Australasian pos_a

Translations
trans-top|Australasia (all uses)
Croatian: t-|hr|Australazija|f
Greek: t-|el|�����αλα�ία|f|trAfstralasía|scGrek
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Category:Oceania

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