Australasian

Meaning

1. Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.
2. A native or inhabitant of Australasia.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Australasia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Australasian From Australasia + -an.

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