Australia

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Australia

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Alternative forms edit

• Straya, 'Straya (informal)

Etymology edit

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 – same Proto-Indo-European root, but via German where it retained the earlier sense of “east” rather than “south”.

See also Terra Australis.

Pronunciation edit

• (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): /ɔˈstɹɛ.li.ə/, /ɔˈstɹɛl.jə/, /-ɹeɪl-/

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

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

Proper noun edit

Australia

2. A country and island in Oceania. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia. Capital: Canberra.
   • 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. (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 edit

• (country): Aussie (uncommon colloquial), Aussieland (colloquial), land down under, New Holland (historical), Oz (colloquial), Terra Australis (historical), Upsidedownland (colloquial), Stralia, Straya (colloquial)
• (continent): Meganesia, Sahul, Oceania (inclusive of other islands)

Hypernyms edit

• Antipodes

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

• Austria
• Austrasie

Descendants edit

• → Maori: Ahitereiria
• → Tokelauan: Auhitalia

Translations edit

See also edit

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

Further reading edit

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

Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. definite nominative of Australi

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^ast

Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Related terms edit

• australianu

Pronunciation edit

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• IPA^(key): /au̯s̺tralia/ [au̯s̺.t̪ra.li.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧li‧a

Proper noun edit

Australia inan

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

• “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

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Alternative forms edit

• Austraalia (rare)

Etymology edit

From Latin austrālia.

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑ(ː)liɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯s̠trɑ̝(ː)ˌliɑ̝] (long vowel more common)
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Aust‧ra‧li‧a

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Declension edit

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.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

• australialainen
• australialaisuus

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

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Alternative forms edit

• Austrália (reintegrationist)

Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Related terms edit

• australiano

Etymology edit

From English Australia (cognate with Danish Australien).

Noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

See also edit

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

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^id

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): [aus.tra.li.ja]
• Hyphenation: aus‧tra‧lia

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
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.

Alternative forms edit

• Avstralia

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian Австралия (Avstralija).

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

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.

Declension edit

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Derived terms edit

• australiano

Descendants edit

• →⇒ Slavomolisano: Lauštralija

Anagrams edit

• saltuaria

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /au̯sˈtraː.li.a/, [äu̯s̠ˈt̪räːlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯sˈtra.li.a/, [äu̯sˈt̪räːliä]

Proper noun edit

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

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Declension edit

First-declension noun, singular only.

Derived terms edit

• austrāliēnsis, austrāliānus

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
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

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /æʉstɾɑːljɑ/, [æʉstɾɑːlɪɑ], [æʉstʁɑːlɪɑ], [æʉstrɑːlɪɑ]

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Related terms edit

• australier
• australsk

See also edit

• (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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Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Related terms edit

• australiar
• australsk

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita.

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /awˈstra.lja/

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

Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

Wikipedia ^ro

Pronunciation edit

• Audio

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Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Declension edit

See also edit

• (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

Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

See also edit

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

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Australia

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Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /ausˈtɾalja/ [au̯sˈt̪ɾa.lja]

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

Proper noun edit

Australia f

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Derived terms edit

• Australia Meridional
• Australia Occidental
• australiano, australiana

Proper noun edit

Australia

1. Australia (a country and island in Oceania)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

See also edit

• (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]}