Australasia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɒstrəˈleɪziə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′strə lā′zhə, -shə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Aus•tral•a•sia  (ô′strə lā′zhə, -shə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesAustralia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the S Pacific Ocean.
  • Australian(ia) + Asia
Aus′tral•a′sian, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Australasia / ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə/
  1. Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean
  2. (loosely) the whole of Oceania
'Australasia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A'asia - Austral. - Australasian - European wasp - Indian mulberry - Oceania - Southern Alps - austral - beech - honey eater - mother spleenwort - mullock - sergeant baker

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