Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آوسترالیا[1][2] or آوسترالیه (avustraliya, ostraliya),[3] from English Australia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.vusˈtɾal.ja/, /a.vus.t(u)ˈɾal.ja/
  • Hyphenation: A‧vus‧tral‧ya
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Proper noun

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Avustralya

  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)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آوسترالیا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 253
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آوسترالیا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 41
  3. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “آوسترالیه”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 58

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