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Australasia

Arabic translation: جنوب آسيا

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English term or phrase:Australasia
Arabic translation:جنوب آسيا
Entered by: ahmadwadan.com

12:01 May 6, 2005
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography
English term or phrase: Australasia
we all know the term "اوراسيا" that means europe and asia together but how can be Australasia be translated in arabic? thanks in advance
Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Local time: 23:10
آسيا الجنوبية
Explanation:
Literally Southern Asia, it includes:
Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and the nearby South Pacific Islands . In NZ, Australasia sometimes means just Australia and New Zealand. In sports and other competitions Australasian championship events are often held.
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ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 00:10
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4أسـترالاسيا
Fuad Yahya
5آسيا الجنوبية
ahmadwadan.com
4جزر المحيط الهادي الجنوبية
Hazem Hamdy


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
australasia
جزر المحيط الهادي الجنوبية


Explanation:
وتشمل أستراليا ونيوزيلندا وغينيا الجديدة

Hazem Hamdy
Egypt
Local time: 00:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
australasia
آسيا الجنوبية


Explanation:
Literally Southern Asia, it includes:
Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and the nearby South Pacific Islands . In NZ, Australasia sometimes means just Australia and New Zealand. In sports and other competitions Australasian championship events are often held.

ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 00:10
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Khaireddine
7 mins
  -> Thank you Ali
disagree  Nesrin: Sorry to disagree after the question has been closed, but Australia & NZ are not Asia. The term literally means "south of Asia" i.e. places that lie south of Asia, not Southern Asia.
2 days 9 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
أسـترالاسيا


Explanation:
With regards to the meaning of the term, I believe you have enough information. See for example the article in Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia

But with respect to a "translation" of the term, I suggest the approach we usually follow for names of regions, namely transliteration:أسـترالاسيا

Fuad Yahya
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
7 hrs
agree  Dr. Wathib Jabouri: That should be the trend in such cases
9 hrs
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
21 hrs
agree  Mona Helal: in Australia they pronounce it: أسترالاشيا
1 day 3 hrs
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