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/
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
- Australasia
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
- Polynesia
Related terms
- Oceanic
- Oceanian
- Oceanianist
- ocean
Translations
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Catalan
Etymology
From French Océanie.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.se.əˈni.ə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.se.əˈni.ə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.se.aˈni.a/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania
Related terms
- oceànic
See also
- (continents) continent; Àfrica, Amèrica, Amèrica del Nord/Nord-amèrica, Amèrica del Sud/Sud-amèrica, Antàrtida, Àsia, Europa, Oceania (Category: ca:Continents) [edit]
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French Océanie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃeˈa.nja/
- Rhymes: -anja
- Hyphenation: O‧ce‧à‧nia
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania
Derived terms
- oceaniano
Related terms
- oceano
See also
- (continents) continente; Africa, America (America meridionale, America settentrionale), Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: it:Continents)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oː.keˈa.ni.a/, [oːkeˈäniä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃeˈa.ni.a/, [ot͡ʃeˈäːniä]
Proper noun
Ōceania f sg (genitive Ōceaniae); first declension
- (New Latin) Oceania
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ōceania |
Genitive | Ōceaniae |
Dative | Ōceaniae |
Accusative | Ōceaniam |
Ablative | Ōceaniā |
Vocative | Ōceania |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.t͡sɛˈaɲ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɲja
- Syllabification: O‧ce‧an‧ia
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Oceania |
genitive | Oceanii |
dative | Oceanii |
accusative | Oceanię |
instrumental | Oceanią |
locative | Oceanii |
vocative | Oceanio |
Further reading
- Oceania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Oceania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Oceânia
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.si.aˈni.ɐ/ [o.sɪ.aˈni.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /o.sjaˈni.ɐ/, /o.se.aˈni.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.se.aˈni.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.sjɐˈni.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: O‧ce‧a‧ni‧a
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania
Usage notes
The form Oceania is almost the only form used in Brazil, while Oceânia is more common in Portugal.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [o.tʃe̯a.ni.a]
Proper noun
Oceania f
- Oceania
Declension
gender f | uncountable |
---|---|
Nom/Acc | Oceania |
Gen/Dat | Oceaniei |