Australia

Satellite image of Australia (sense 1)

• Straya, 'Straya (informal)

First attested 16th century, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (“unknown southern land”), from auster (“the south wind”). Used also in 1693 (quotation below). Popularised by Matthew Flinders in 1814 (quotation below).

Distantly cognate to Austria, containing the same Proto-Indo-European root, but through German where it retained the earlier sense of “east” rather than “south”.

See also Terra Australis.

• (General Australian, Macquarie Dictionary) IPA^(key): /ɒˈstɹeɪl.jə/, /əˈstɹeɪl.jə/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /əˈstɹæɪl.jə/, /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ə/, /əˈstɹæɪ.jə/, /-ɹɛl-/, /-ɹe.jə/

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• (Tasmanian) IPA^(key): /əˈstɹɛ.liː.ə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə/, /ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jə/
• (Received Pronunciation, dated) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.ə/, /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.jə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔˈstɹeɪl.jə/, /ɔˈstɹeɪl.i.ə/

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• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ɑˈstɹɛ.li.ə/, /ɑˈstɹɛl.jə/, /-ɹeɪl-/

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• Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧lia, Aus‧tral‧ia
• Rhymes: -eɪliə

Australia

2. An island in Oceania.
   • 1693: translation of a French novel by Jacques Sadeur (believed to be a pen name of Gabriel de Foigny) titled Les Aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la Découverte et le Voiage de la Terre Australe published 1692, translation published in London in 1693. Quoted in The Australian Language by Sidney J. Baker, second edition, 1966, chapter XIX, section 1, pages 388-9.

     This is all that I can have a certain knowledge of as to that side of Australia ...

   • 1814, Matthew Flinders, A Voyage to Terra Australis, volume 1 (at Project Gutenberg)

     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.

4. A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia. Capital: Canberra.

   Synonyms: Aussie (uncommon, colloquial), Aussieland (colloquial), land down under, New Holland (historical), Oz (colloquial), Terra Australis (historical), Upsidedownland (colloquial), Stralia (colloquial), Straya (colloquial)

   Hypernym: Antipodes

6. (geology) A continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands. New Guinea and the intervening islands are also on the Australian tectonic plate and are thus geologically considered part of the continent.

   Synonyms: Meganesia, Sahul, Oceania (inclusive of other islands)

• → Japanese: オーストラリア (Ōsutoraria)
• → Maori: Ahitereiria
• → Tokelauan: Auhitalia

• (continents) continent; Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, South America, ^{(Category: en:Continents)}
• AU
• Aust
• Countries of the world

• Australia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Australia time zones with map and map current local time in Australia.

Australia f

1. definite nominative of Australi

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^ast

Australia f

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• australianu

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• IPA^(key): /au̯s̺tralia/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧li‧a

Australia inan

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• Austraalia (rare)

From Latin austrālia.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑ(ː)liɑ/, (long vowel more common)

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• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Aust‧ra‧lia

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Australia" is Australiassa.

• australialainen
• australialaisuus

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^gl

• Austrália (reintegrationist)

Australia f

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• australiano

From English Australia (cognate with Danish Australien).

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• (continents) kontinento; Afrika, Amerika (Nord-Amerika, Sud-Amerika), Antarktika, Azia, Australia, Europa ^{(Category: io:Continents)}

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^id

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧lia

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

   Rey menjalankan SMA-nya di Australia.

   Rey attends high school in Australia.

• Avstralia

Borrowed from Russian Австралия (Avstralija).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑliɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑliɑ/,
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation: Aust‧ra‧li‧a

Australia

1. Australia (a country in Oceania)
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 123:

     Anglian päävladenjat ollaa India, Australia, Lounatafrikan sojuza, Kanada.

     England's main subjects are India, Australia, South African Union, Canada.

2. Australia (a continent)
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122:

     Voimakkaammat kapitalisticeskoit maat ottiit Afrikast, Amerikast, Australiast ja Aaziast ettäiset rikkaat maat.

     The strongest capitalistic countries took the faraway rich countries from Africa, America, Australia and Asia.

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^it

• IPA^(key): /awˈstra.lja/
• Rhymes: -alja
• Hyphenation: Au‧strà‧lia

Australia f

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• australiano

• →⇒ Slavomolisano: Lauštralija

• saltuaria

From austrālis (“southern”) + a latinization of Ancient Greek -ία (-ía).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯sˈtraː.li.a/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯sˈtra.li.a/,

Austrālia f sg (genitive Austrāliae); first declension (New Latin)

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

First-declension noun, singular only.

• austrāliēnsis, austrāliānus

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

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /au̯straliə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /au̯stralia/
• Rhymes: -iə, -ə

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^no

• IPA^(key): /æʉstɾɑːljɑ/, , ,

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• australier
• australsk

• (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika, Antarktis, Asia, Europa, Nord-Amerika, Oseania, Sør-Amerika ^{(Category: no:Continents)}

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

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Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• australiar
• australsk

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^pl

Borrowed from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita.

• IPA^(key): /awsˈtra.lja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧lia

Australia f (related adjective australijski)

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• (countries of Oceania) kraje Oceanii; Australia, Fidżi, Kiribati, Mikronezja, Nauru, Niue, Nowa Zelandia, Palau, Papua-Nowa Gwinea, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu/Tuwalu, Vanuatu, Wyspy Cooka, Wyspy Marshalla, Wyspy Salomona

• Australia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Australia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

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Australia f

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• (continents) continent; Africa, America (America de Nord, America de Sud), Antarctica, Asia, Europa, Oceania ^{(Category: ro:Continents)}

Sicilian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^scn

Australia f

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• (continents) cuntinenti; Àfrica, Amèrica (Amèrica dû Nord, Amèrica dû Sud), Antàrtidi, Asia, Europa, Oceania ^{(Category: scn:Continents)}

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^es

• IPA^(key): /ausˈtɾalja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧lia

Australia f

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• Australia Meridional
• Australia Occidental
• australiano, australiana

Australia

1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

• (continents) mabara; Afrika (“Africa”), Amerika (“America”), Antaktika (“Antarctica”) or Antaktiki, Asia (“Asia”), Ulaya (“Europe”) or Uropa, Amerika ya Kaskazini (“North America”), Australia (“Oceania”), Amerika ya Kusini (“South America”) ^{(Category: sw:Continents) [edit]}