Australasia (album)
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noun


(1)   Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific
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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

Proper noun



Australasia
  1. Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighbouring islands
  2. all of Oceania

Usage notes


This is an ambiguous term, whose precise meaning varies considerably depending on its field of use
 
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