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We, Homo sapiens, destroyed the majority of the large mammalian species in North America and Australasia just over 10,000 years ago. We, Homo sapiens, now are destroying the other species that presently exist on this planet at a rate of about 15,000 to 20,000 per year.
Michael Smith

Meaning of "Australasia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA

Australasia  [ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUSTRALASIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Australasia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUSTRALASIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Australasia

Australasia

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

Definition of Australasia in the English dictionary

The definition of Australasia in the dictionary is Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean. Other definition of Australasia is the whole of Oceania.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUSTRALASIA


achalasia
ˌækəˈleɪzɪə
achondroplasia
eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈpleɪzɪə
antonomasia
ˌæntənəˈmeɪzɪə
aphasia
əˈfeɪzɪə
aplasia
əˈpleɪzɪə
brasier
ˈbreɪzɪə
brazier
ˈbreɪzɪə
cataplasia
ˌkætəˈpleɪzɪə
crazier
ˈkreɪzɪə
dysplasia
dɪsˈpleɪzɪə
ectasia
ɛkˈteɪzɪə
euthanasia
ˌjuːθəˈneɪzɪə
fantasia
fænˈteɪzɪə
glazier
ˈɡleɪzɪə
grazier
ˈɡreɪzɪə
gymnasia
dʒɪmˈneɪzɪə
heteroplasia
ˌhɛtərəʊˈpleɪzɪə
Malaysia
məˈleɪzɪə
metaplasia
ˌmɛtəˈpleɪzɪə
neoplasia
ˌniːəˈpleɪzɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUSTRALASIA

Austral Islands
Austral.
Australasian
Australia
Australia Day
Australian
Australian Alps
Australian Antarctic Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australian cattle dog
Australian crane
Australian crawl
Australian Mist
Australian Rules
Australian salmon
Australian salute
Australian silky terrier
Australian snubfin dolphin
Australian terrier
Australian Tiffanie

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUSTRALASIA

asia
abasia
alocasia
anaplasia
Anastasia
Aspasia
astasia
Austrasia
Caucasia
dyscrasia
Eurasia
hemostasia
hip dysplasia
hyperplasia
hypoplasia
Laurasia
Malvasia
oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia
telangiectasia
Transcaucasia

Synonyms and antonyms of Australasia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Australasia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUSTRALASIA

Find out the translation of Australasia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Australasia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Australasia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

澳大拉西亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Australasia
570 millions of speakers

English

Australasia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आस्ट्रेलिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اُسْتُرالاسيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Австралазия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Australásia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্ট্রেলেশিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Australasie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Australasia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Australasien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーストラレーシア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오스트랄라시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Australasia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khu vực Úc-Á
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஸ்திரேலியாவிலும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑस्ट्रेलेशिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avustralasya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Australasia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Australazja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Австралія і Океанія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Australasia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αυστραλασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Australasië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Australasien
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Australasia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Australasia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUSTRALASIA»

The term «Australasia» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.566 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Australasia
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Australasia».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUSTRALASIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Australasia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Australasia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Australasia

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QUOTES WITH «AUSTRALASIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Australasia.
1
Michael Smith
We, Homo sapiens, destroyed the majority of the large mammalian species in North America and Australasia just over 10,000 years ago. We, Homo sapiens, now are destroying the other species that presently exist on this planet at a rate of about 15,000 to 20,000 per year.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUSTRALASIA»

Discover the use of Australasia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Australasia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Law of International Business in Australasia
This book is a successor to Robin Burnett's Law of International Business Transactions.
Robin Burnett, Vivienne Bath, 2009
2
Sunshine and Shade in Australasia
This popular book is now in its sixth edition.
R. O. Phillips, 1999
3
Soil Chemical Methods: Australasia
"This book supersedes and updates the soil chemical testing section of the 1992 Australian laboratory handbook of soil and water chemical methods of Rayment and Higginson..."--P. [4] of cover.
George E. Rayment, David J. Lyons, 2011
4
Far East and Australasia 2008
Part One: General Survey Written by acknowledged authorities on the Pacific Rim, this collection of essays forms an impartial overview of the area as a whole.
Routledge, 2007
5
Animal Law in Australasia: A New Dialogue
This is the first book to focus on the law relating to animals from a distinctly Australasian perspective. This book, covering Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions, is structured in four parts:
Peter J. Sankoff, Steven William White, 2009
6
Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopuses of Australasia
While the book focuses on species found in relatively shallow coastal waters, a few of the more bizarre deeper-water species are included. Naturalists, divers, reef-walkers and anglers will find the book authoritative, yet very easy to use.
Mark Norman, Amanda Reid, 2000
7
The Far East and Australasia 2003
A systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Eur, 2002
8
Australasia's Most Amazing Plants
Presents information about ten Australasian plants, including the gum tree, the strangler fig, and the Wollemi pine, discussing their physical characteristics, unique features, lifespan, and habitat.
Michael Scott, 2008
9
Police Leadership in Australasia
This is a valuable contribution to the growing literature on policing in Australasia. It provides valuable insights into the challenges currently faced and likely to be faced, by police and law enforcement leaders.
Barbara Etter, Mick Palmer, 1995
10
Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South ...
Includes papers on Aboriginal language planning, Aboriginal bilingual education and language and education in the Torres Strait separately annotated.
Richard B. Baldauf, Allan Luke, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUSTRALASIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Australasia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sky Live: Samoa v New Zealand
... Afamasaga - as a host of players fly in from their club rugby homes in Europe and Australasia in order to take on the World Champions. «SkySports, Jul 15»
2
Ashes 2015: A game of village cricket showed how close we are
“Tomorrow's sun will beauteous rise/in Australasia's summer skies,” he wrote in My Native Land. “But more than beautiful to me/Would winter's ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Great Run Company looking to take City Games athletics …
So we're looking at the southern hemisphere, Africa, Australasia.” VIEW GALLERY Thousands of runners make their way across the iconic ... «The Journal, Jul 15»
4
Greenbrier Classic: Lee beats Hearn in playoff to claim maiden title
This was Lee`s fourth international victory as he has won once previously on the European Tour, Asian Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia. «Zee News, Jul 15»
5
celebrity getaways you wish you were on
NovaFM's Fitzy is kicking back at Australasia's most awarded luxury nature-resort located on the Great Barrier Reef, the One&Only Hayman ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
6
Parisian visitor loves helping out with turtles
Camille has been travelling for 10 months around Australasia, and has volunteered with elephants in Thailand. "I was handling elephant poo ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
7
'Indigenous people are a polity'. On sovereignty and constitutional …
And, in fact, it's a tradition deeply shaped by the colonial encounter in North America and Australasia, including around the same time that ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
8
Norwegian Cruise Line seeks Australasian expansion with new …
He has played a key role in the establishment of the luxury cruise segment in Australasia since 2000, most recently as Silversea's president ... «Breaking Travel News, Jul 15»
9
Friday's Trade News Report on: Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN …
Unilever N.V. operates as a fast-moving consumer goods company in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
10
Invercargill hairdresser wins trip to Australia
Do Hair owner Caren Mackay has won a competition targeting regional hairstylists from small cities and towns throughout Australasia. «The Southland Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Australasia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/australasia>. Apr 2024 ».
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