Úc Đại Lợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 澳大利 (Australia).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ləːj˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ləːj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ləːj˨˩˨]
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    Proper noun

    Úc Đại Lợi

    1. (dated):
      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)

    Synonyms