ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ

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Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (unknown southern land), from Latin auster (the south wind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /äːs.ʈɾeː.liː.äː/, ,
  • Hyphenation: ਆਸ‧ਟ੍ਰੇ‧ਲੀ‧ਆ
  • Rhymes: -äː

Proper noun

ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ (āsaṭrelīām (Shahmukhi spelling آسٹریلیا)

  1. Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

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