Meanings
- The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land.
Synonyms: Australia, Australia–New Guinea, Australinea, Meganesia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land.
Origin
From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the dry shelf was called Sahul.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Sahoel
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Finnish Sahul
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French Sahul
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German Sahul
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Hungarian Szahul
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Italian Sahul
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Japanese サフル
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Russian Сахул
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Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Sahul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahul
“Sahul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahul. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sahul,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahul.
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