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oceania
CIDE DICTIONARY
oceania, prop. n.
A large group of islands in the south Pacific sometimes including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oceania, n. the islands of the Pacific and adjacent seas.
Derivative
Oceanian adj. & n.
Etymology
mod.L f. F Oc{eacute}anie f. L (as OCEAN)
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