Australia

මේවාත් බලන්න: Austrália, Austràlia, australia, සහ australià

ඉංග්‍රීසි

First attested 16th century, from ලතින් 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 – same Proto-Indo-European root, but via German where it retained the earlier sense of “east” rather than “south”.

මෙයත් බලන්න Terra Australis.

(General Australian, Macquarie Dictionary) IPA^(key): /ɒˈstɹeɪljə/, /əˈstɹeɪljə/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /əˈstɹæɪljə/, /əˈstɹæɪliːə/, /əˈstɹæɪjə/, /-ɹɛl-/, /-ɹejə/
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(Tasmanian) IPA^(key): /əˈstɹɛliːə/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒˈstɹeɪliːə/, /ɒˈstɹeɪlijə/
(Received Pronunciation, dated) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪə/, /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪjə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɔˈstɹɛliə/, /ɔˈstɹɛljə/, /-ɹeɪl-/
(cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɑˈstɹɛliə/, /ɑˈstɹɛljə/, /-ɹeɪl-/
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Rhymes: -eɪliə
Hyphenation: Aus‧tra‧lia

Australia

(country): Aussie (uncommon colloquial), Aussieland (colloquial), land down under, New Holland (historical), Oz (colloquial), Terra Australis (historical), Upsidedownland (colloquial), Stralia, Straya (colloquial)
(continent): Meganesia, Sahul, Oceania (inclusive of other islands)