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Oceania
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O·ce·an·i·a  (sh-n-, -n-, -än-)
The islands of the southern, western, and central Pacific Ocean, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The term is sometimes extended to encompass Australia, New Zealand, and the Malay Archipelago.

Oce·ani·an adj. & n.
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Noun1.OceaniaOceania - a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
Melanesia - the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania
Micronesia - the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania
Polynesia - the islands in the eastern part of Oceania
Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world
Translations
Spanish Oceania [əuʃɪˈeɪnɪə] nOceanía
French Oceania [əuʃɪˈeɪnɪə] nOcéanie f
German Oceania [əuʃɪˈeɪnɪə] ocean nOzeanien nt
Italian Oceania [əuʃɪˈɑːnɪə] nOceania

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