Oceania

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/    美 /ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/|/-ˈæn.jə/|/-ˈæn.ə/|/ˌəʉ.ʃiˈaː.ni.ə/|/-njə/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, plus in some definitions Australia and the Malay Archipelago.

词源

From French Océanie, coined circa 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun, from océan (“ocean”) + -ie, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”). By surface analysis, ocean + -ia.
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