"Oceanian" meaning in English

See Oceanian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Oceania + -an. (nation): This term is not used in the novel itself. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Oceania|an}} Oceania + -an, {{sense|nation}} (nation): Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Oceanian (not comparable)
  1. From or relating to Oceania (geographical region or continent). Tags: not-comparable Translations (from Oceania): oceànic (Catalan), oceanisk (Danish), Oceanisch (Dutch), oceania (Esperanto), océanien (French), oceanian (Friulian), ozeanisch (German), oceaniano (Italian), oceânico (Portuguese), oceaniense (Portuguese), oceánico (Spanish), châu Đại Dương (Vietnamese), Đại Dương châu [dated] (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Oceanian-en-adj-0v3l3lZX Disambiguation of 'from Oceania': 58 42
  2. (literary criticism) From or relating to the fictional nation of Oceania in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Demonyms, Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-Oceanian-en-adj-0SqJ7ojT Disambiguation of Demonyms: 1 48 2 49 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 2 47 2 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 6 43 6 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 48 1 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 46 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 47 3 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 46 3 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 4 46 4 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 45 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 46 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 48 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 4 46 4 46

Noun

Forms: Oceanians [plural]
Etymology: From Oceania + -an. (nation): This term is not used in the novel itself. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Oceania|an}} Oceania + -an, {{sense|nation}} (nation): Head templates: {{en-noun}} Oceanian (plural Oceanians)
  1. Someone from Oceania (geographical region or continent). Translations (someone from Oceania): oceànic [masculine] (Catalan), oceanier (Danish), Oceaniër [masculine] (Dutch), Oceanische [feminine] (Dutch), oceaniano (Esperanto), Ozeanier [masculine] (German), oceânico [masculine] (Portuguese), oceaniense (Portuguese), oceánico [masculine] (Spanish), người châu Đại Dương (Vietnamese), người Đại Dương châu [dated] (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Oceanian-en-noun-3~XgNswf Disambiguation of 'someone from Oceania': 76 24
  2. (literary criticism) Someone from the fictional nation of Oceania in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Categories (topical): Demonyms, Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-Oceanian-en-noun-7KAykj0o Disambiguation of Demonyms: 1 48 2 49 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 2 47 2 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Friulian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 6 43 6 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 48 1 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 4 46 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 47 3 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 46 3 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Friulian translations: 4 46 4 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 45 5 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 47 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 46 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 48 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 4 46 4 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Oceanian Hypernyms: inhabitant, person

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      "word": "châu Đại Dương"
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      "sense": "from Oceania",
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      "word": "Tahitian"
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      "word": "Tokelauan"
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      "word": "Tongan"
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          "text": "In order to ensure that the Oceanians do get excited about Big Brother—displace, that is, eroticism from its natural object, another individual, to the State—the Party attempts in every way “to remove all pleasure from the sex act. . . . The only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children for the service of the Party. Sexual intercourse was to be looked on as a slightly disgusting operation, like having an enema” (p. 57).",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "someone from Oceania",
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      "sense": "someone from Oceania",
      "word": "người châu Đại Dương"
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