Oceanian
Oceanian adjective: from or relating to Oceania (geographical region or continent).
Adjective
Oceanian (not comparable)
- From or relating to Oceania (geographical region or continent).
- From or relating to the fictional nation of Oceania in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
- Although the proles are on the fringe both of Oceanian society and of the action, it is their values which provide the only warmth in the novel.1993, Stephen Ingle, “Orwellian socialism today”, in George Orwell: A Political Life, Manchester; New York, N.Y.: Manchester University Press, →ISBN, page 117
- Orwell’s point was that the Oceanian government had effectively invented the idea of opposition in order to reinforce the status quo.2009, Philip Bounds, Orwell and Marxism: The Political and Cultural Thinking of George Orwell, I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, →ISBN
Noun
Oceanian (plural Oceanians)
- Someone from Oceania (geographical region or continent).
- Someone from the fictional nation of Oceania in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
- In order to ensure that the Oceanians do get excited about Big Brother—displace, that is, eroticism from its natural object, another individual, to the State—the Party attempts in every way “to remove all pleasure from the sex act. . . . The only recognized purpose of marriage was to beget children...1986, Bernard Oldsey, Joseph Browne, editors, Critical Essays on George Orwell, G. K. Hall & Co., →ISBN, page 74
- We might suppose that Orwell’s claims about the beliefs of Oceanians are simply implausible: after all, as the little thought experiment I started with demonstrates, we cannot just make ourselves believe on command.2018, Iskra Fileva, “Bad Faith and Make-Believe”, in Ezio Di Nucci, Stefan Storrie, editors, 1984 and Philosophy: Is Resistance Futile? (Popular Culture and Philosophy; 116), Open Court Publishing...
Oceanian meaning in Vietnamese
Oceanian in Vietnamese
- from Oceania
- châu Đại Dương, Đại Dương châu
- someone from Oceania
- người châu Đại Dương, người Đại Dương châu
Forms of Oceanian
| plural | Oceanians |
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Origin of Oceanian
From Oceania + -an. (nation): This term is not used in the novel itself.
Words formed from Oceanian
Phrases with Oceanian
Questions about Oceanian
- What does Oceanian mean?
- Oceanian means from or relating to Oceania (geographical region or continent).
- What is Oceanian in Vietnamese?
- Oceanian in Vietnamese is châu Đại Dương, Đại Dương châu, người châu Đại Dương. See Oceanian meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is Oceanian?
- Oceanian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near Oceanian in the dictionary
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