Further justification for the abolition of the word “Australasia ” on the ground that it implies that New Zealand is merely an adjunct of Australia is furnished by this year’s edition of the Oxford Dictionary, which, while not mentioning New Zealand, defines “Australasia ” as “Australia and the adjoining islands.”
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Otago Witness, Issue 4038, 4 August 1931, Page 61
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