Australia

English

/ɒˈstɹeɪljə/, /əˈstɹæɪljə/, /əˈstɹɛliːə/, /ɒˈstɹeɪliːə/, /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪə/, /ɔˈstɹeɪliə/, /ɑˈstɹeɪliə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (country in Oceania).
  • (geology) The continent of Australia-New Guinea. New Guinea and the intervening islands are also on the Australian tectonic plate and are thus geologically considered part of the continent.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ews-

Gloss

dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

東

Emoji

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