Australasia

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UK/ˌɒstɹəˈleɪʒə/Australia/ˌɔstɹəˈlæɪʒɐ/

proper noun

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

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Oceania
OriginFrench Australasie →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Oceania: A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia..

    Synonyms: Oceania

  2. A continental region in Oceania, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring Melanesian islands.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Oceania

Origin

  1. FrenchAustralasie
  2. EnglishAustralasia

Borrowed from French Australasie, coined by French scholar and politician Charles de Brosses in 1756, from the Latin for “south of Asia”. By surface analysis, Austral- + Asia.

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Translations

Arabic أسترالاسيا
  • أسترالاسيا (astrālāsiyā)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Chinese Mandarin 澳大拉西亞 /澳大拉西亚
  • 澳大拉西亞 /澳大拉西亚 (Àodàlāxīyà)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Danish Australasien
  • AustralasienAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Dutch Australazië
  • AustralaziëAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Esperanto Aŭstralazio
  • AŭstralazioAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Estonian Australaasia
  • AustralaasiaAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Finnish Australaasia
  • AustralaasiaAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
French Australasie
  • AustralasieAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
German Australasien
  • AustralasienAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Greek Αυστραλασία
  • Αυστραλασία (Afstralasía)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Irish Astraláise
  • AstraláiseAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Japanese オーストララシア
  • オーストララシア (Ōsutorarashia)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Korean 오스트랄라시아
  • 오스트랄라시아 (Oseuteurallasia)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Latin Australasia
  • AustralasiaAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Polish Australazja
  • AustralazjaAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Portuguese Australásia
  • AustralásiaAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Russian Австрала́зия
  • Австрала́зия (Avstralázija)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Spanish Australasia
  • AustralasiaAustralia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
Ukrainian Австралоа́зія, Австрала́зія
  • Австралоа́зія (Avstraloázija)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
  • Австрала́зія (Avstralázija)Australia, NZ, New Guinea and neighbouring islands

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Australasia

AsiafantasiaEurasiaaphasiaphantasiadysphasiaagerasiaAmasiaaphantasiabronchodysplasiaeucrasiaIndoasiaLaurasiaoniochalasia
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Cite this entry
APA

Australasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australasia

MLA

“Australasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australasia.

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