Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Latin australis in terra australis incognita "unknown southern land".

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ástralía f (proper noun, genitive singular Ástralíu)

  1. 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)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

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