Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Australasia
Arabic translation:
جنوب آسيا
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Australasia
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we all know the term "اوراسيا" that means europe and asia together but how can be Australasia be translated in arabic? thanks in advance
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| 5 | آسيا الجنوبية |
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| 5 +4 | أسـترالاسيا |
Fuad Yahya
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| 4 | جزر المحيط الهادي الجنوبية |
Hazem Hamdy
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Jun 4, 2005 18:18: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
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آسيا الجنوبية
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.
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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Ali Khaireddine
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Thank you Ali
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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.
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جزر المحيط الهادي الجنوبية
وتشمل أستراليا ونيوزيلندا وغينيا الجديدة
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أسـترالاسيا
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
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
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Saleh Ayyub
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Dr. Wathib Jabouri
: That should be the trend in such cases
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A Nabil Bouitieh
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Mona Helal
: in Australia they pronounce it: أسترالاشيا
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