Proper nounSingular Oceania Plural - Oceania
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Oceania (sometimes Oceanica) is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Dumont d'Urville. The term is used today in many languages to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands, and is one of eight terrestrial ecozones. The boundaries of Oceania are defined in a number of ways. Most definitions include parts of Australasia such as Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea, and all or part of the Malay Archipelago. Ethnologically, the islands that are included in Oceania are divided into the subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is Timor Leste soon to be a part of the Oceania region? Q. Wikipedia says it's currently part of Southeast Asia but I've heard that it will soon be part of Oceania. Anyone have any evidence to back up the rumor? Asked by ballaerina - Wed Jul 18 16:52:55 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. I doubt that very much, Timor Leste will soon be granted as Member of ASEAN due to its geographical location in South East Asia. While Oceanic country cannot be recognized as a candidate member of that trading bloc. Answered by Impiger - Fri Jul 20 05:54:23 2007 People in your country say Oceania or Australia for the continent? Q. Including all the otther countries around,new zeland, fiji etc. Asked by Potato - Sun Oct 8 21:20:24 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. Oceania when we talk about the whole Continent. (New Zealand, New Guinea, various islands of the Malay Archipelago, and of course, Australia). Australia when we are talking only about the country. Answered by EneidaM - Sun Oct 8 21:22:01 2006 Why Does George Orwell reffer to London as Oceania?
Q. Im reading 1984 by george orwell for a summer assignment, in the beggining it says winston looked at london which is one of the provinces of Oceania...no i thought oceania was where Australia and new zeland were, london is FAR off oceania , can anyone help me understand? Asked by p3nguin11 - Mon Aug 17 13:45:56 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Because they weren't calling Oceania anything but Australia when he wrote it. However, if you have to come up with a good name for the Anglo-American alliance, which had already been a reality for years, Oceania makes a pretty good name. Answered by twilight equals Buffy fan fic - Mon Aug 17 13:52:46 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Oceania"
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