# Australia
## English
### Alternative forms

* Straya, 'Straya (informal)

### Etymology

First attested 16th century, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (“unknown southern land”), from auster (“the south wind”). Used also in 1693 (quotation below). Popularised by Matthew Flinders in 1814 (quotation below).
Distantly cognate to Austria, containing the same Proto-Indo-European root, but through German where it retained the earlier sense of “east” rather than “south”.
See also Terra Australis.

### Pronunciation

* (General Australian, Macquarie Dictionary) IPA: /ɒˈstɹeɪl.jə/, /əˈstɹeɪl.jə/
* (General Australian) IPA: /əˈstɹæɪl.jə/, /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ə/, /əˈstɹæɪ.jə/, /-ɹɛl-/, /-ɹe.jə/
** Audio (General Australian):(file)
* (Tasmanian) IPA: /əˈstɹɛ.liː.ə/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə/, /ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jə/
** Audio (UK):(file)
* (Received Pronunciation, dated) IPA: /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.ə/, /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.jə/
* (General American) IPA: /ɔˈstɹeɪl.jə/, /ɔˈstɹeɪl.i.ə/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ɑˈstɹɛ.li.ə/, /ɑˈstɹɛl.jə/, /-ɹeɪl-/
** Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧lia, Aus‧tral‧ia
* Rhymes: -eɪliə

### Proper noun

Australia
* An island in Oceania.
** 1693: translation of a French novel by Jacques Sadeur (believed to be a pen name of Gabriel de Foigny) titled Les Aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la Découverte et le Voiage de la Terre Australe published 1692, translation published in London in 1693. Quoted in The Australian Language by Sidney J. Baker, second edition, 1966, chapter XIX, section 1, pages 388-9.
    This is all that I can have a certain knowledge of as to that side of Australia ...
** 1814, Matthew Flinders, A Voyage to Terra Australis, volume 1 (at Project Gutenberg)
    Had I permitted myself any innovation upon the original term, it would have been to convert it into AUSTRALIA; as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth.
* 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. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia. Capital: Canberra.
    Synonyms: Aussie (uncommon, colloquial), Aussieland (colloquial), land down under, New Holland (historical), Oz (colloquial), Terra Australis (historical), Upsidedownland (colloquial), Stralia (colloquial), Straya (colloquial)
    Hypernym: Antipodes
* (geology) A continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands. New Guinea and the intervening islands are also on the Australian tectonic plate and are thus geologically considered part of the continent.
    Synonyms: Meganesia, Sahul, Oceania (inclusive of other islands)

#### Derived terms

* Aussie
* Australasia
* Australia antigen
* Australia Day
* Australia Felix
* Australian
* Australianism
* Australia Tax
* Central Australia
* Commonwealth of Australia
* Eastralia
* Massachusetts of Australia
* North Australia
* Order of Australia
* South Australia
* Western Australia
* Westralia

#### Related terms

* Austrasia
* Austria

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: オーストラリア (Ōsutoraria)
* → Maori: Ahitereiria
* → Tokelauan: Auhitalia

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

### See also

* Africa
* Antarctica
* Asia
* Australia, Oceania
* Europe
* North America
* South America
* AU
* Aust
* Countries of the world

### Further reading

* Australia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Australia time zones with map and map current local time in Australia.

## Albanian
### Proper noun

Australia f
* definite nominative of Australi

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Australia f
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Related terms

* australianu

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /au̯s̺tralia/ [au̯s̺.t̪ra.li.a]
* Rhymes: -ia, -a
* Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧li‧a

### Proper noun

Australia inan
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Derived terms

* australiar (“Australian”)

### Further reading

* “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* Austraalia (rare)

### Etymology

From Latin austrālia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑu̯strɑ(ː)liɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯s̠.trɑ̝(ː)ˌliɑ̝] (long vowel more common)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: Aust‧ra‧lia

### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Australia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Australiani
accusative
nom.
Australiani
gen.
Australiani
genitive
Australiani
partitive
Australiaani
inessive
Australiassani
elative
Australiastani
illative
Australiaani
adessive
Australiallani
ablative
Australialtani
allative
Australialleni
essive
Australianani
translative
Australiakseni
abessive
Australiattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Australiasi
accusative
nom.
Australiasi
gen.
Australiasi
genitive
Australiasi
partitive
Australiaasi
inessive
Australiassasi
elative
Australiastasi
illative
Australiaasi
adessive
Australiallasi
ablative
Australialtasi
allative
Australiallesi
essive
Australianasi
translative
Australiaksesi
abessive
Australiattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Australiamme
accusative
nom.
Australiamme
gen.
Australiamme
genitive
Australiamme
partitive
Australiaamme
inessive
Australiassamme
elative
Australiastamme
illative
Australiaamme
adessive
Australiallamme
ablative
Australialtamme
allative
Australiallemme
essive
Australianamme
translative
Australiaksemme
abessive
Australiattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Australianne
accusative
nom.
Australianne
gen.
Australianne
genitive
Australianne
partitive
Australiaanne
inessive
Australiassanne
elative
Australiastanne
illative
Australiaanne
adessive
Australiallanne
ablative
Australialtanne
allative
Australiallenne
essive
Australiananne
translative
Australiaksenne
abessive
Australiattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Australiansa
accusative
nom.
Australiansa
gen.
Australiansa
genitive
Australiansa
partitive
Australiaansa
inessive
Australiassaan Australiassansa
elative
Australiastaan Australiastansa
illative
Australiaansa
adessive
Australiallaan Australiallansa
ablative
Australialtaan Australialtansa
allative
Australialleen Australiallensa
essive
Australianaan Australianansa
translative
Australiakseen Australiaksensa
abessive
Australiattaan Australiattansa
instructive
comitative
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Australia" is Australiassa.

#### Derived terms

* australialainen
* australianbandogge
* australiandoggilepakko
* australianenglanti
* australianhylje
* australiankarjakoira
* australiankelpie
* australiankurki
* australianlenkko
* australianmerileijona
* australiannuolihaukka
* australianpaimenkoira
* australianpyhäiibis
* australianpähkinä
* australiansarvihai
* australiansotka
* australiansuomalainen
* australiansuorotta
* australianterrieri
* australiantuulihaukka
* australianvalevampyyri
* australianvesirotta
* Etelä-Australia
* Länsi-Australia

#### Related terms

* australialainen
* australialaisuus

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* Austrália (reintegrationist)

### Proper noun

Australia f
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Related terms

* australiano

## Greenlandic
### Etymology

From English Australia (cognate with Danish Australien).

### Noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

## Ido
### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Nord-Amerika
** Sud-Amerika
* Antarktika
* Australia
* Azia
* Europa

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aus.tra.li.ja]
* Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧lia

### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
    Rey menjalankan SMA-nya di Australia.Rey attends high school in Australia.

## Ingrian
### Alternative forms

* Avstralia

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Австралия (Avstralija).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑu̯strɑliɑ/, [ˈɑu̯s̠trəˌlʲiɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑu̯strɑliɑ/, [ˈɑu̯ʃtrɑˌliɑ]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: Aust‧ra‧li‧a

### Proper noun

Australia
* Australia (a country in Oceania)
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 123:Anglian päävladenjat ollaa India, Australia, Lounatafrikan sojuza, Kanada.England's main subjects are India, Australia, South African Union, Canada.
* Australia (a continent)
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122:Voimakkaammat kapitalisticeskoit maat ottiit Afrikast, Amerikast, Australiast ja Aaziast ettäiset rikkaat maat.The strongest capitalistic countries took the faraway rich countries from Africa, America, Australia and Asia.

#### Declension
## Interlingua
### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.usˈtra.lja/
* Rhymes: -alja
* Hyphenation: A‧us‧trà‧lia

### Proper noun

Australia f
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Derived terms

* australiano

#### Descendants

* →⇒ Slavomolisano: Lauštralija

### References

* ↑ Australia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* saltuaria

## Latin
### Etymology

From austrālis (“southern”) + a latinization of Ancient Greek -ία (-ía).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /au̯sˈtraː.li.a/, [äu̯s̠ˈt̪räːlʲiä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /au̯sˈtra.li.a/, [äu̯sˈt̪räːliä]

### Proper noun

Austrālia f sg (genitive Austrāliae); first declension (New Latin)
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

#### Derived terms

* austrāliēnsis, austrāliānus

## Malay
### Etymology

From English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (“unknown southern land”), from auster (“the south wind”).

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /au̯straliə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /au̯stralia/
* Rhymes: -iə, -ə

### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /æʉstɾɑːljɑ/, [æʉstɾɑːlɪɑ], [æʉstʁɑːlɪɑ], [æʉstrɑːlɪɑ]

### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Related terms

* australier
* australsk

### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Nord-Amerika
** Sør-Amerika
* Antarktis
* Asia
* Europa
* Oseania

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Related terms

* australiar
* australsk

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /awsˈtra.lja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alja
* Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧lia

### Proper noun

Australia f (related adjective australijski)
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Derived terms

* wewnątrzaustralijski
* Australijczyk
* Australijka

### See also

* Australia
* Fidżi
* Kiribati
* Mikronezja
* Nauru
* Niue
* Nowa Zelandia
* Palau
* Papua-Nowa Gwinea
* Samoa
* Tonga
* Tuvalu ~ Tuwalu
* Vanuatu
* Wyspy Cooka
* Wyspy Marshalla
* Wyspy Salomona

### Further reading

* Australia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Australia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Australia f
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### See also

* Africa
* America
** America de Nord
** America de Sud
* Antarctica
* Asia
* Europa
* Oceania

## Sicilian
### Proper noun

Australia f
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### See also

* Amèrica
** Amèrica dû Nord
** Amèrica dû Sud
* Antàrtidi
* Asia
* Europa
* Oceania
* Àfrica

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ausˈtɾalja/ [au̯sˈt̪ɾa.lja]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alja
* Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧lia

### Proper noun

Australia f
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

#### Derived terms

* Australia Meridional
* Australia Occidental
* australiano, australiana

## Swahili
### Proper noun

Australia
* 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)
* (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

### See also

* Afrika
* Amerika
** Amerika ya Kaskazini
** Amerika ya Kusini
* Antaktika ~ Antaktiki
* Asia
* Australia
* Ulaya, Uropa