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| the world's smallest continent |
| a person who lives in or originates from Australia |
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| an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000 km north of New Zealand's North Island, comprising over 300 islands |
| an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean, composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres |
| a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island |
| a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean, distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east |
| the world's smallest island nation, in Micronesia in the South Pacific with Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km to the east, as its nearest neighbour |
| an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands |
| a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands |
| a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean |
| a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands |
| an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, south of Samoa, about one-third of the way from New Zealand to Hawaiʻi |
| a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, with Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji as its nearest neighbours |
| an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean, some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea |
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Australia[ɒˈstreɪ.liː.ə](uncountable noun)
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- the world's smallest continent
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- Australia is a developed continent with a prosperous multicultural society.
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Australian, Australians[ɒˈstreɪ.liː.ən](noun)
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- a person who lives in or originates from Australia
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- The girl met an Australian from Sydney the other day.
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Australian[ɒˈstreɪ.liː.ən](adjective)
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- The Australian country is also called "Down Under".
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Fiji[ˈfiː.dʒiː](uncountable noun)
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- an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000 km north of New Zealand's North Island, comprising over 300 islands
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- Suva is Fiji's capital and biggest city.
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Kiribati[ˌkiː.ɹɨˈbɑ.ti](uncountable noun)
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- an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean, composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres
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- Kiribati became independent from the United Kingdom in 1979.
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Marshall Islands[ˈmɑː.ʃəl ˈai.ləndz](noun plural form)
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- a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island
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- Although the Marshall Islands were settled by Micronesians in the 2nd millennium BC, little is known of their early history.
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Micronesia[ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈniː.zi.ə](uncountable noun)
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- a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean, distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east
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- The name Micronesia derives from the Greek mikros (μικρός), meaning small, and nesos (νῆσος), meaning island.
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Nauru[nɑːˈʊəruː](uncountable noun)
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- the world's smallest island nation, in Micronesia in the South Pacific with Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km to the east, as its nearest neighbour
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- During World War II, Nauru was occupied by Japanese troops.
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New Zealand[ˈnjuː ˈziː.lənd](uncountable noun)
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- an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands
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- New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation.
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Papua New Guinea[ˈpæ.puː.ə ˌnjuː ˈgɪ.ni](uncountable noun)
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- a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands
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- Papua New Guinea's capital is Port Moresby.
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Samoa[səˈməʊ.ə](uncountable noun)
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- a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
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- The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and Savai'i, one of the biggest islands in Polynesia.
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Solomon Islands[ˈsɒl.ə.mən ˈaɪ.ləndz](noun plural form)
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- a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands
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- The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years.
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Tonga[ˈtɒŋ.ə](uncountable noun)
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- an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, south of Samoa, about one-third of the way from New Zealand to Hawaiʻi
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- Tonga also became known as the Friendly Islands.
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Tuvalu[tuːˈvɑː.luː](uncountable noun)
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- a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, with Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji as its nearest neighbours
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- Tuvalu is the fourth smallest country in the world.
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Vanuatu[væn.uːˈɑː.tuː](uncountable noun)
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- an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean, some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea
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- Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people.
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Word and Definition
Tries: 0Micronesia | a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean, distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east |
Nauru | the world's smallest island nation, in Micronesia in the South Pacific with Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km to the east, as its nearest neighbour |
Australia | the world's smallest continent |
Solomon Islands | a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands |
Fiji | an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000 km north of New Zealand's North Island, comprising over 300 islands |
Australian | related to Australia |
Samoa | a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean |
Papua New Guinea | a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands |
Tonga | an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, south of Samoa, about one-third of the way from New Zealand to Hawaiʻi |
Kiribati | an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean, composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres |
Marshall Islands | a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island |
Vanuatu | an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean, some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea |
Tuvalu | a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, with Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji as its nearest neighbours |
New Zealand | an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands |
Australian | a person who lives in or originates from Australia |
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Tries: 0 | an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, south of Samoa, about one-third of the way from New Zealand to Hawaiʻi |
| an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean, some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 500 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea |
| an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean about 2000 km north of New Zealand's North Island, comprising over 300 islands |
| a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands |
| a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean, distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east |
| a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia, with Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji as its nearest neighbours |
| a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean |
| the world's smallest continent |
| an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands |
| an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean, composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres |
| a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands |
| a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island |
| the world's smallest island nation, in Micronesia in the South Pacific with Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km to the east, as its nearest neighbour |
