Oceania
English
editEtymology
editFrom French Océanie, coined circa 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun, from the Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉ.ʃiːˈaː.ni.ə/, /-njə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌəʉ.ʃiˈaː.ni.ə/, /-njə/
- (Ireland, also) IPA(key): /ˌoʊʃiˈænə/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧nia
Proper noun
editOceania
- A geographical region or continent composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) plus Australasia. It is located between Asia, Antarctica and the Americas.
Usage notes
editDespite the fact that Oceania is not widely classified a continent, some people use the term when referring to the continents of the world in place of the Australian continent, mostly because several Oceanian countries are located in the Pacific Ocean and would otherwise be unable to be classified within a continent unless grouped in with Australia.
Oceania contains the following countries:
- Australia
- East Timor (sometimes included)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Indonesia (part)
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Territories in Oceania belonging to other countries include:
- Hawaii (United States)
- American Samoa (United States)
- Easter Island (Chile)
- French Polynesia (France)
- Bonin Islands (Japan)
- Guam (United States)
- Wallis and Futuna (France)
- Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
- New Caledonia (France)
Meronyms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Japanese: オセアニア (Oseania)
Translations
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Catalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [u.se.əˈni.ə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.se.əˈni.ə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.se.aˈni.a]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
editOceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Related terms
editSee also
edit- (continents) continent; Àfrica, Amèrica, Amèrica del Nord/Nord-amèrica, Amèrica del Sud/Sud-amèrica, Antàrtida, Àsia, Europa, Oceania (Category: ca:Continents) [edit]
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editOceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- (continents) continente; Africa, America (America meridionale, America settentrionale), Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: it:Continents)
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oː.keˈa.ni.a/, [oːkeˈäniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃeˈa.ni.a/, [ot͡ʃeˈäːniä]
Proper noun
editŌceania f sg (genitive Ōceaniae); first declension
- (New Latin) Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Ōceania |
genitive | Ōceaniae |
dative | Ōceaniae |
accusative | Ōceaniam |
ablative | Ōceaniā |
vocative | Ōceania |
Polish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editOceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension
editSee also
edit- (continents) kontynenty; Afryka, Ameryka (Ameryka Południowa, Ameryka Północna), Antarktyda, Azja, Europa, Oceania (Category: pl:Continents)
Further reading
edit- Oceania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧ni‧a
Proper noun
editOceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Usage notes
edit- The form Oceania is almost the only form used in Brazil, while Oceânia is more common in Portugal.
Related terms
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Océanie. By surface analysis, ocean + -ia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension
editgender f | uncountable |
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Nom/Acc | Oceania |
Gen/Dat | Oceaniei |
Welsh
editEtymology
editInternationalism, see English Oceania.
Proper noun
editOceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
- Synonym: Ynysoedd y De
See also
edit- (continents) cyfandir; Affrica, yr Amerig (Gogledd America, Canolbarth America, De America), Antarctica, Asia, Ewrop, Oceania (Ynysoedd y De) (Category: cy:Continents)
- (countries of Oceania) gwledydd Oceania (Ynysoedd y De); Awstralia, Ffiji, Ciribati, Fanwatw, Micronesia, Nawrw, Niue, Palaw, Papwa Gini Newydd, Samoa, Seland Newydd, Tonga, Twfalw, Ynysoedd Cook, Ynysoedd Marshall, Ynysoedd Solomon
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