Australia

Australia
noun /ɒˈstreɪljə,əˈstreɪljə,əˈstræɪ.ljə,əˈstræɪ.liː.ə,əˈstræɪ.jə,əˈstrɛ.liː.ə,ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə,ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jə,ɑˈstɹe.li.ə,ɑˈstɹel.jə,ɔˈstɹɛəliə/
a) A country in Oceania. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia.

This is all that I can have a certain knowledge of as to that side of Australia ... <! w:Gabriel de Foigny is currently a redlink, but one which also appears in w:French literature of the 17th century, so might hopefully get something one day

b) The continent of Australia-New Guinea. New Guinea and the intervening islands are also on the Australian tectonic plate and are thus geologically considered part of the continent.

Had I permitted myself any innovation upon the original term, it would have been to convert it into AUSTRALIA; as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth.

Syn: Aussieland, land down under, New Holland, Oz, Terra Australis, Meganesia, Sahul
See Also: Austria, Austrasie

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