Australasia

[ aw-struh-ley-zhuh, -shuh ]

/ ˌɔ strəˈleɪ ʒə, -ʃə /

Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the S Pacific Ocean.

Origin of Australasia

Austral(ia) + Asia

Aus·tral·a·sian, adjective, noun

That picture has now become the image by which the whole Australasian tour will be remembered.

Kate Middleton's History of Flesh-Flashing Wardrobe Malfunctions |Tom Sykes |May 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24 (4), 355-373.

15 Signs You'll Raise a Genius |Anneli Rufus |October 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The following extract from the "Australasian" entitled, "Tobacco Smoking" refers to many literary smokers.

Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce |E. R. Billings.
The Australasian affinities of Pityriasis emphasize its zoogeographical peculiarities.

Birds from North Borneo |Max C. Thompson

Similar views appeared previously in the ‘Australasian,’ July 13, 1867.

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I (1st edition) |Charles Darwin
The origin of the Australasian fauna is a question pertaining to the article Zoological Distribution.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5 |Various
Hydromys, hī′dro-mis, n. an Australasian genus of rodents, known as water-rats and beaver-rats.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

Australasian

/ (ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪən) /

a native or inhabitant of Australasia

of or relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the neighbouring islands

(of organizations) having members in Australia and New Zealand

Australasia

/ (ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə) /

Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean

(loosely) the whole of Oceania