Australasian

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adjective

Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.

Similar
Oceanian
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Meanings

adjectiveAustralasian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.

    Much more diffuse affinities occur to the Australasian monotypic Goebeliellaceae.

    1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4

    Synonyms: Oceanian

nounAustralasian (plural Australasians)

plural Australasians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Australasia.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.

Similar
Oceanian
Also see
australo-melanesian

Origin

From Australasia + -an.

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Translations

Irish Astraláiseach, Astraláiseach
  • Astraláiseachrelating to Australia and its surrounding regions
  • Astraláiseacha native or inhabitant of Australasia
Italian australasiano
  • australasianorelating to Australia and its surrounding regions
Latin australasicus
  • australasicusrelating to Australia and its surrounding regions
Cite this entry
APA

Australasian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australasian

MLA

“Australasian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australasian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australasian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australasian.

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