Australasia
[aw-str
uh
-
ley
-zh
uh
, -sh
uh
]
/ˌɔ strəˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃə/
noun
1.
Australia
, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the S Pacific Ocean.
Origin
Austral(ia)
+
Asia
Related forms
Australasian,
adjective,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
Australasia
Australasia
/
ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə
/
noun
1.
Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean
2.
(loosely) the whole of Oceania