Oceanian.

Brit.

/ˌəʊsɪˈɑːnɪə/,

/ˌəʊʃɪˈɑːnɪə/,

/ˌəʊsɪˈeɪnɪə/,

/ˌəʊʃɪˈeɪnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/,

/ˌoʊʃiˈɑniə/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: ocean n., -ia suffix¹.

Etymology: < ocean n. + -ia suffix¹, after French Océanie (1813). Compare earlier Oceanian n. and adj. Compare also earlier Oceanica n.

(A collective name for) the islands and island-groups of the Pacific Ocean and its adjacent seas, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, and sometimes also Australasia and the Malay Archipelago.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [noun] > Pacific islands and adjacent seas

Oceanica1822

Oceania1845

1845 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 13 Sept. The Isthmus of Panama is to open a new pass for navigation into the seas of Oceania.

1857 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) II. 296/1 Oceania..naturally divides itself into three great sections—Malaysia, Australasia, and Polynesia.

1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. 167 In Oceania it has been asserted that nearly every island or group of islands possesses a speech which barely offers any affinity with that of the neighbouring groups.

1936 V. A. Demant Christian Polity xi. 192 In regard to..Oceania..mention need only be made of..the effigies of chiefs among the Marquesans.

1997 A. Curnow Coll. Poems. 15 Maori god of the sea, supreme god in some other parts of Oceania, or creator of the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oceania
释义	Oceanian. Brit. /ˌəʊsɪˈɑːnɪə/, /ˌəʊʃɪˈɑːnɪə/, /ˌəʊsɪˈeɪnɪə/, /ˌəʊʃɪˈeɪnɪə/, U.S. /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/, /ˌoʊʃiˈɑniə/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: ocean n., -ia suffix¹. Etymology: < ocean n. + -ia suffix¹, after French Océanie (1813). Compare earlier Oceanian n. and adj. Compare also earlier Oceanica n. (A collective name for) the islands and island-groups of the Pacific Ocean and its adjacent seas, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, and sometimes also Australasia and the Malay Archipelago. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [noun] > Pacific islands and adjacent seas Oceanica1822 Oceania1845 1845 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 13 Sept. The Isthmus of Panama is to open a new pass for navigation into the seas of Oceania. 1857 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) II. 296/1 Oceania..naturally divides itself into three great sections—Malaysia, Australasia, and Polynesia. 1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. 167 In Oceania it has been asserted that nearly every island or group of islands possesses a speech which barely offers any affinity with that of the neighbouring groups. 1936 V. A. Demant Christian Polity xi. 192 In regard to..Oceania..mention need only be made of..the effigies of chiefs among the Marquesans. 1997 A. Curnow Coll. Poems. 15 Maori god of the sea, supreme god in some other parts of Oceania, or creator of the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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