Australasian

adjective

Aus·​tral·​asian ˌȯ-strə-ˈlā-zhən 

ˌä-, 

-shən

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, and Melanesia) or its people

Australasian noun

plural Australasians

Examples of Australasian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using this approach, researchers estimated that the eastern Australasian population includes around 750 adult white sharks, with a likely range between 470 and 1030. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 17 Feb. 2026

Zara Larsson’s first full Australasian headline run just got significantly bigger. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2026

Murdoch’s detailed report—later known as the Gallipoli Letter—exposed the way incompetent British officers were herding Australasian soldiers to their deaths. — Andrew O’Hagan, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026

The Shannons stranglehold on the Australian insurance market for rare, expensive and collectible cars could be nearing an end, with America’s Hagerty Insurance eying up the Australasian market. — Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025

Thanks to help from coach Richie Smith, as well as support from his family, Peake received his Australasian tour card this season and earned his first professional win at the New Zealand Open. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025

The research is vital in filling in the missing data for the Australasian tropics, an area understudied compared to the Americas, Africa and Southeast Asia. — Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 25 May 2025

The Australasian narrow-nosed spookfish is a type of chimaera, a group of deep sea-dwelling fish with skeletons made of cartilage. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Australasian

• athanasian
• abrasion
• caucasian
• equation
• eurasian
• evasion
• invasion
• occasion
• persuasion
• asian
• suasion