Definition of French oceania

1. Noun. A French overseas possession in the South Pacific.


Lexicographical Neighbors of French Oceania

French Bulldog
French Bulldogs
French Canada
French Canadian
French Canadians
French Congo
French Equatorial Africa
French Foreign Legion
French Guiana
French Guianese
French Guinea
French Guyana
French India
French Indochina
French Louisiana
French Oceania
French Polynesia
French Polynesian
French Republic
French Revolution
French Riviera
French Sign Language
French Somaliland
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Sudan
French West Africa
French West Indies
French and Indian War
French augmented sixth chord
French augmented sixth chords

Literary usage of French oceania

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. French Colonies and Their Resources by James Bonwick (1886)
"According to a press report, France is seeking ports in the Asiatic islands, between Cochin-China and french oceania. But Sumbawa or Sandalwood Island, ..."

2. Report of the War Trade Board by United States War Trade Board (1920)
"One of the principal sources for chrome ore is New Caledonia, a French possession in french oceania. During the year 1917 there were only 10.300 long tons ..."

3. Tropical Colonization: An Introduction to the Study of the Subject by Alleyne Ireland (1899)
"... Réunion, and Martinique; in 1884, Tunis, Senegal, French Guinea, Guadeloupe, French India, and French Indo-China are added; and in 1886, french oceania. ..."

4. Tahiti and French Polynesia by Claude Herve-Bazin (2000)
"french oceania ln l836. Queen Pomare lV, at the instigation of Pastor ... the island and its neighbouring archipelagos became french oceania (Etab- ..."

5. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1886)
"... French West Indies— Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, or Cayenne ; French Asia, including French India, Cochin-China, and Tong-king ; french oceania, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for French oceania on Dictionary.com!Search for French oceania on Thesaurus.com!Search for French oceania on Google!Search for French oceania on Wikipedia!

Search