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sahul

/səˈhuːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
sahul
IPA
/səˈhuːl/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

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.

Derived Forms

Sahulian

Phrases

Sahul brush cuckoo

Synonyms

Australia Australia–New Guinea Australinea Meganesia

Questions

How do you pronounce sahul?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈhuːl/.
What does sahul mean?
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.
Where does sahul come from?
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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