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Australia comes from the Latin Australis meaning 'of the South'.
the word means happy and joyful loving and caring but also adventures

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Australia is the name of a country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere. The word "Australia" is thought to be derived from the Latin word "australis," meaning southern.

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