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澳大利亞
简 澳大利亚 · 繁 澳大利亞Mandarin · pinyin Ào dà lì yà
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- Australia
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4–4–4–4 · Ao4 da4 li4 ya4
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name
- 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)
- (geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)
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