Ô-xtrây-li-a

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔo˧˧ stɹəj˧˧ li˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧ stɹəj˧˧ lɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔow˧˧ stɹəj˧˧ lɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: ô xtrây li a

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Proper noun

Ô-xtrây-li-a

1. 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)
2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Adjective

Ô-xtrây-li-a

1. Australian (of, from or relating to Australia)

Synonyms

• Úc (colloquial)

See also

• Can-be-ra (“Canberra”)