Oceania
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Regions within Oceania.
English
Etymology
From French Océanie, coined circa 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun, from the Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉ.ʃiːˈaː.ni.ə/, /-njə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌəʉ.ʃiˈaː.ni.ə/, /-njə/
- (Ireland, also) IPA(key): /ˌoʊʃiˈænə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧nia
Proper noun
Oceania
- A geographical region or continent composed of many islands (Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) plus Australasia. It is located between Asia, Antarctica and the Americas.
Usage notes
Despite the fact that Oceania is not widely classified a continent, some people use the term when referring to the continents of the world in place of the Australian continent, mostly because several Oceanian countries are located in the Pacific Ocean and would otherwise be unable to be classified within a continent unless grouped in with Australia.
Oceania contains the following countries:
- Australia
- East Timor (sometimes included)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- Indonesia (part)
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Territories in Oceania belonging to other countries include:
- Hawaii (United States)
- American Samoa (United States)
- Easter Island (Chile)
- French Polynesia (France)
- Bonin Islands (Japan)
- Guam (United States)
- Wallis and Futuna (France)
- Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
- New Caledonia (France)
Meronyms
Related terms
Translations
geographical region
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Related terms
See also
- (continents) continent; Àfrica, Amèrica, Amèrica del Nord/Nord-amèrica, Amèrica del Sud/Sud-amèrica, Antàrtida, Àsia, Europa, Oceania (Category: ca:Continents)
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- (continents) continente; Africa, America (America meridionale, America settentrionale), Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: it:Continents)
Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ōceania f sg (genitive Ōceaniae); first declension
- (New Latin) Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ōceania |
| Genitive | Ōceaniae |
| Dative | Ōceaniae |
| Accusative | Ōceaniam |
| Ablative | Ōceaniā |
| Vocative | Ōceania |
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension
Declension of Oceania
Further reading
- Oceania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧ni‧a
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Usage notes
The form Oceania is almost the only form used in Brazil, while Oceânia is more common in Portugal.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French Océanie. By surface analysis, ocean + -ia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania (a geographical region or continent in the Pacific Ocean)
Declension
| gender f | uncountable |
|---|---|
| Nom/Acc | Oceania |
| Gen/Dat | Oceaniei |