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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 988 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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OCEANIA , or OCEANIC&, a name used to See also:

COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover all the islands of the Pacific Ocean (q.v.) which are included in the divisions of See also:

Polynesia, See also:

MICRONESIA (from Gr. µitcpbs, small, and viiaos, island)

Micronesia, See also:

MELANESIA

Melanesia, See also:

AUSTRALASIA

Australasia, &c .

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