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オーストラリア

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
豪太剌利 (obsolete)
濠太剌利 (obsolete)
 オーストラリア on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Australia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) オーストラリア [òósútóráꜜrìà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːsɨ̥to̞ɾa̠ɾʲia̠]

Proper noun

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オーストラリア • (Ōsutoraria) 

  1. Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

Synonyms

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Coordinate terms

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Landmasses: 六(ろく)大(たい)陸(りく) (rokutairiku)[c 1]edit
  1. ^ Traditionally, Japanese distinguishes six "continents" (Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania) from six "landmasses" (Africa, North America, South America, Eurasia, Australia, Antarctica).
countries in Oceania: オセアニアの諸(しょ)国(こく) (Oseania no shokoku) (appendix)edit

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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