Oceania

geographical name Oce·a·nia \ˌō-shē-ˈa-nē-ə, -ˈā-\

Definition of OCEANIA

the lands of the cen & S Pacific including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia (including New Zealand), often Australia, & sometimes the Malay Archipelago

— Oce·a·ni·an \-nē-ən\ adjective or noun

Rhymes with OCEANIA

Acarnania, Anglomania, collectanea, dipsomania, egomania, hypomania, kleptomania, Lithuania, Mauretania, miscellanea, monomania, mythomania, nymphomania, Pomerania, pyromania

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