"Sahul" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the dry shelf was called Sahul.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Continents",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Sahulian"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land."
      ],
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        [
          "continent",
          "continent"
        ],
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia"
        ],
        [
          "New Guinea",
          "New Guinea"
        ],
        [
          "Tasmania",
          "Tasmania"
        ],
        [
          "ice age",
          "ice age"
        ],
        [
          "Pleistocene",
          "Pleistocene"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q3960"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "continent",
          "word": "Australia"
        },
        {
          "word": "Australia–New Guinea"
        },
        {
          "word": "Australinea"
        },
        {
          "word": "Meganesia"
        }
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q3960"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈhuːl/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "səho͞ol'"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sahul"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Sahulian"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the name “Sahull” and “Sahoel” of a submerged sandbank between Australia and Timor on Dutch maps of the 17th century. From this the continental shelf was given the name “Sahul Shelf”, and the continent including the dry shelf was called Sahul.",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "continent",
          "continent"
        ],
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia"
        ],
        [
          "New Guinea",
          "New Guinea"
        ],
        [
          "Tasmania",
          "Tasmania"
        ],
        [
          "ice age",
          "ice age"
        ],
        [
          "Pleistocene",
          "Pleistocene"
        ]
      ],
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        "Q3960"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈhuːl/"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "səho͞ol'"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "continent",
      "word": "Australia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Australia–New Guinea"
    },
    {
      "word": "Australinea"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meganesia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sahul"
}