Oceanian

adjective

Oce·​a·​ni·​an ˌō-shē-ˈa-nē-ən 

-ˈā-

: of or relating to Oceania (the lands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean including Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia including New Zealand) or its people

Note: Some people also consider Australia and the Malay Archipelago to be Oceanian

Oceanian noun

plural Oceanians

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Oceanian

• anion
• banyan
• canyon
• carbanion
• companion