‘Autirēria

Rarotongan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Australia.

Proper noun

‘Autirēria

  1. Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)
  2. (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)

References

“‘Autirēria” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.

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