I. |ȯstrə|lāzhən, -āsh- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Australasia islands of the central and southern Pacific (from French Australasie ) + English -an
1. : of or relating to the lands of the central and southern Pacific ocean (as Polynesia)
2. : australian — used in biogeographic description
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
: a native or inhabitant of Australasian lands