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Originally posted by Oxygen
Let me break it down for y'all
The Oxford Dictionary (and many others) define the word 'continent' as:
That is, any of the main large land masses on the Earth. We have 7, as shown in the definition. Riddle me how on earth a collection of islands, defined by the same dictionary as a piece of land surrounded by water, constitutes as one continuous land mass
Simply put, Oceania is a geographical region of the earth, not a continent
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Educate me!
But really, I know that the word "continent" means this, but I think "Oceania" embraces more the concept of those Islands put togheter, even if they are not literally together. Also, that's the way I was taught, so I think we can have both meanings and that's fine.
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