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
Proper noun
ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ • (āsaṭrelīā) m (Shahmukhi spelling آسٹریلیا)
- 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)
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
References
- “ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ”, in Punjabipedia (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025