"Sahul" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /səˈhuːl/
enPR: səho͞ol' Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sahul
  1. 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. Wikidata QID: Q3960 Categories (place): Continents Synonyms: Australia (english: continent), Australia–New Guinea, Australinea, Meganesia Derived forms: Sahulian Translations (Translations): Sahoel (Dutch), Sahul (Finnish), Sahul [masculine] (French), Sahul (German), Szahul (Hungarian), Sahul [masculine] (Italian), サフル (Safuru) (Japanese), Сахул (Sachul) (Russian)
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