Definitions for australasia
ˌɔ strəˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃəaus·trala·si·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Australasianoun

   Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. Australasianoun

   Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands

2. Australasianoun

   all of Oceania

3. Etymology: The name was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes 1756. He derived it from the for “south of Asia”

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Australasia

   Australasia (Māori: Atareira) is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologically, where the term covers several slightly different, but related regions.

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1. australasia

   Australasia is a region in the Southern Hemisphere that includes the countries of Australia and New Zealand, as well as the islands of the Pacific Ocean such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji and other Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian islands. The term is often used in geography, geology, and biology to denote this specific region.

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Australasia

   Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes. He derived it from the Latin for "south of Asia" and differentiated the area from Polynesia and the southeast Pacific. It is also distinct from Micronesia. Australasia sits on the Indo-Australian Plate, together with India.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Australasia

   a name given to Australia, New Zealand, and the islands adjoining.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Australasia

   Australia, New Zealand and neighboring islands in the South Pacific Ocean. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed.)

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Australasia

   Southern Asia.

Matched Categories

1. • Pacific
   • Archipelago

How to pronounce australasia?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of australasia in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of australasia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of australasia in a Sentence

1. Ed Bostock:

   GE Capital is one of the most respected providers of consumer finance in Australasia, they are led by a strong management team with an outstanding track record of partnering with the leading retailers.

2. Jill Huntley:

   Climate change impacts are worse in the equatorial tropics -- Australasia -- because of the unique climate here. It is the most atmospherically dynamic place on Earth. Also, the tropics can experience up to three times the temperature increases under climate change compared to other parts of the world.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=australasia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Australasia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=australasia
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Australasia
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=australasia