Oceania

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Oceania

/ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/ UK
/ˌəʊ.siˈɑː.nɪə/ UK
/ˌoʊ.ʃiˈæn.i.ə/ Canada, US
/-ˈæn.jə/ Canada, US
/-ˈæn.ə/ Canada, US, sometimes
/ˌəʉ.ʃiːˈɐː.ni.ə/ Australia
/-njə/ Australia
/ˌɐʉ.ʃiːˈɐː.ni.ə/ New Zealand
/-njə/ New Zealand
/ˌoʊʃiˈænə/ Ireland, also

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
A continent or continental region composed of the members above plus Australia and the Malay Archipelago..

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: oceanica, africa, asia, australasia, australia, oceanic, remote oceania, south pacific, polynesia, melanesia, pacific islands, micronesia, hawaii, aotearoa, pacific ocean, south sea

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Every language

name geographical region

Español	Oceanía
한국어	오세아니아 Oseania, 대양주 daeyangju
日本語	オセアニア Oseania, 大洋州 Taiyōshū
中文	大洋洲 Dàyángzhōu, 海洋洲 Hǎiyángzhōu
हिन्दी	ओशिआनिया ośiāniyā
Português	Oceania, Oceânia
Français	Océanie
Deutsch	Ozeanien
Italiano	Oceania
Ελληνικά	Ωκεανία Okeanía
Română	Oceania
Русский	Океа́ния Okeánija
Tiếng Việt	Châu Đại Dương, Châu Úc, Úc Châu
العربية	أُوقِيَانُوسِيَا ʔuqiyānusiyā
עברית	אוקיאניה okiánia

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"Oceania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oceania. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Oceania. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oceania

Chicago

"Oceania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oceania.

BibTeX

@misc{oceania_2026,
  title = {Oceania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oceania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}