Oceania

O·ce·a·nia
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UK/ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/UK/ˌəʊ.siˈɑː.nɪə/Canada, US/ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/Canada, US/-ˈæn.jə/

proper noun

A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

OriginFrench Océanie ← Latin ōceanu ← Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós) →
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Meanings

Oceania1

proper noun
  1. A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
  2. A continent or continental region composed of the members above plus Australia and the Malay Archipelago..

Oceania2

noun

    Synonyms & antonyms

    Also see
    australasiaaustralia

    Origin

    1. Ancient GreekὨκεανός (Ōkeanós)
    2. Ancient Greekὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)
    3. Latinōceanu
    4. Frenchocéan
    5. FrenchOcéanie
    6. EnglishOceania

    From French Océanie, coined circa 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun, from océan (“ocean”) + -ie, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”). By surface analysis, ocean + -ia.

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    Translations

    Afrikaans Oseanië
    • Oseaniëgeographical region
    Arabic أُوقِيَانُوسِيَا
    • أُوقِيَانُوسِيَا (ʔuqiyānusiyā)geographical region
    Basque Ozeania
    • Ozeaniageographical region
    Bengali ওশেনিয়া
    • ওশেনিয়া (ōśeniẏa)geographical region
    Bulgarian Океа́ния
    • Океа́ния (Okeánija)geographical region
    Catalan Oceania
    • Oceaniageographical region
    Chinese Mandarin 大洋洲, 海洋洲
    • 大洋洲 (Dàyángzhōu)geographical region
    • 海洋洲 (Hǎiyángzhōu)geographical region
    Czech Oceánie
    • Oceániegeographical region
    Danish Oceanien
    • Oceaniengeographical region
    Dutch Oceanië
    • Oceaniëgeographical region
    Esperanto Oceanio
    • Oceaniogeographical region
    Estonian Okeaania
    • Okeaaniageographical region
    Finnish Oseania
    • Oseaniageographical region
    French Océanie
    • Océaniegeographical region
    German Ozeanien
    • Ozeaniengeographical region
    Greek Ωκεανία
    • Ωκεανία (Okeanía)geographical region
    Hebrew אוקיאניה
    • אוקיאניה (okiánia)geographical region
    Hindi ओशिआनिया
    • ओशिआनिया (ośiāniyā)geographical region
    Hungarian Óceánia
    • Óceániageographical region
    Icelandic Eyjaálfa
    • Eyjaálfageographical region
    Indonesian Oseania
    • Oseaniageographical region
    Irish an Aigéine
    • an Aigéinegeographical region
    Italian Oceania
    • Oceaniageographical region
    Japanese オセアニア, 大洋州
    • オセアニア (Oseania)geographical region
    • 大洋州 (Taiyōshū)geographical region
    Korean 오세아니아, 대양주
    • 오세아니아 (Oseania)geographical region
    • 대양주 (daeyangju)geographical region
    • 오세안주geographical region
    Latin Oceania
    • Oceaniageographical region
    Latvian Okeānija
    • Okeānijageographical region
    Lithuanian Okeanija
    • Okeanijageographical region
    Malay Oseania
    • Oseaniageographical region
    Norwegian Bokmål Oseania
    • Oseaniageographical region
    Polish Oceania
    • Oceaniageographical region
    Portuguese Oceania, Oceânia
    • Oceaniageographical region
    • Oceâniageographical region
    Romanian Oceania
    • Oceaniageographical region
    Russian Океа́ния
    • Океа́ния (Okeánija)geographical region
    Slovak Oceánia
    • Oceániageographical region
    Spanish Oceanía
    • Oceaníageographical region
    Swedish Oceanien
    • Oceaniengeographical region
    Tagalog Karagatanan
    • Karagatanangeographical region
    Tamil ஓசியானியா
    • ஓசியானியா (ōciyāṉiyā)geographical region
    Thai โอเชียเนีย
    • โอเชียเนีย (oo-chiia-niia)geographical region
    Turkish Okyanusya
    • Okyanusyageographical region
    Ukrainian Океа́нія
    • Океа́нія (Okeánija)geographical region
    Vietnamese Châu Đại Dương, Châu Úc
    • Châu Đại Dươnggeographical region
    • Châu Úcgeographical region
    • Úc Châugeographical region
    Yiddish אָקעאַניע
    • אָקעאַניע (okeanye)geographical region
    Cite this entry
    APA

    Oceania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oceania

    MLA

    “Oceania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oceania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oceania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oceania.

    Source: Oceania on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.