Oceania

[ oh-shee-an-ee-uh, -ah-nee-uh ]

noun

1. the islands of the central and southern Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).

Oceania

/ ˌəʊʃɪˈɑːnɪə /

noun

1. the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia: sometimes also including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago

Other Words From

• Oce·ani·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has spoken of her pride at coming second in the Miss Universe competition, as well as being named Miss Africa and Oceania.

From BBC

Asked how she qualified for the Paris Games, Gunn paused before stating matter-of-factly, “I won the Oceania championships,” referring to the qualifying competition held last fall in Sydney.

From Los Angeles Times

"Today I begin an Apostolic Journey to several countries in Asia and Oceania," he wrote on X on Monday.

From BBC

In a series of statements, AUSBreaking stressed that judges were “trained to uphold the highest standards of impartiality” and that not a single person on the nine-person panel for the Oceania qualifiers was Australian.

From BBC

"No one had ever considered that the Indigenous people of Oceania have a connection and relationship to what they’re calling the high seas."

From Salon