Australia

== English == === Alternative forms === Straya, 'Straya (informal) === Etymology === 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). By surface analysis, Austral- +‎ -ia. 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə/, /ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jə/ (Received Pronunciation, dated) IPA(key): /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.ə/, /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.jə/ (General Australian, Macquarie Dictionary) IPA(key): /ɒˈstɹeɪl.jə/, /əˈstɹeɪl.jə/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈstɹæɪl.jə/, /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ə/, /əˈstɹæɪ.jə/, /-ɹɛl-/, /-ɹe.jə/ (Tasmanian) IPA(key): /əˈstɹɛ.liː.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɔˈstɹeɪl.jə/, /ɔˈstɹeɪl.i.ə/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑˈstɹɛl.i.ə/, /ɑˈstɹɛl.jə/, /-ɹeɪl-/ Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧lia, Aus‧tral‧ia Rhymes: -eɪliə === Proper noun === Australia An island of 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. A country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of 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 (geology) A continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands. Synonyms: Meganesia, Sahul, Oceania (inclusive of other islands) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Hawaiian: ʻAukekulelia → Japanese: オーストラリア (Ōsutoraria) → Māori: Ahitereiria → Tokelauan: Auhitalia ==== Translations ==== === See also === AU Aust Countries of the world === Further reading === Australia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Australia time zones with map and map current local time in Australia. == Albanian == === Proper noun === Australia f definite nominative of Australi == Asturian == === Proper noun === Australia f Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Derived terms ==== australianu == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /au̯s̺tralia/ [au̯s̺.t̪ra.li.a] Rhymes: -ia, -a Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧li‧a === Proper noun === Australia inan Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “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 == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) == Finnish == === Alternative forms === Austraalia (rare) === Etymology === From Latin austrālia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑ(ː)liɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯s̠.trɑ̝(ː)ˌliɑ̝] (long vowel more common) Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): Aust‧ra‧li‧a Hyphenation(key): Aust‧ra‧lia === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Declension ==== 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== australialainen australialaisuus == Galician == === Alternative forms === Austrália (reintegrationist) === Proper noun === Australia f Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Related terms ==== australiano == Greenlandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Australia (cognate with Danish Australien). === Noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) == Ido == === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== See also ==== == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aus.tra.li.ja] Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧lia === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) == Ingrian == === Alternative forms === Avstralia === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Австралия (Avstralija). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑliɑ/, [ˈɑu̯s̠trəˌlʲiɑˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑliɑ/, [ˈɑu̯ʃtrɑˌliɑˑ] Rhymes: -iɑ Hyphenation: Aust‧ra‧li‧a === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country in Oceania) Australia (a continent) ==== Declension ==== == Interlingua == === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.usˈtra.lja/ Rhymes: -alja Hyphenation: A‧us‧trà‧lia === Proper noun === Australia f Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Derived terms ==== australiano ==== Descendants ==== →⇒ Slavomolisano: Lauštralija === References === === Anagrams === saltuaria == Latin == === Etymology === From austrālis (“southern”) + a latinization of Ancient Greek -ία (-ía). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯sˈtraː.li.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯sˈtraː.li.a] === Proper noun === Austrālia f sg (genitive Austrāliae); first declension (New Latin) Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== austrāliēnsis, austrāliānus == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (“unknown southern land”), from auster (“the south wind”). === Pronunciation === (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /au̯straliə/ (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /au̯stralia/ Rhymes: -iə, -ə === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æʉstɾɑːljɑ/, [æʉstɾɑːlɪɑ], [æʉstʁɑːlɪɑ], [æʉstrɑːlɪɑ] === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Related terms ==== australier australsk === See also === == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Related terms ==== australiar australsk == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /awsˈtra.lja/ Rhymes: -alja Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧lia === Proper noun === Australia f (related adjective australijski) Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === Australia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN Australia in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Australia f Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== == Sicilian == === Proper noun === Australia f Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== See also ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ausˈtɾalja/ [au̯sˈt̪ɾa.lja] Rhymes: -alja Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧lia === Proper noun === Australia f Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) ==== Derived terms ==== Australia Meridional Australia Occidental australiano, australiana == Swahili == === Proper noun === Australia Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire) (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands) === See also ===