| oceania | (n) a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago), Syn. Oceanica |
| oceanic | (n) an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages, Syn. Eastern Malayo-Polynesian |
| oceanic | (adj) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean, Syn. pelagic, Example: oceanic islands like Bermuda; oceanic currents; oceanic birds; pelagic organisms; pelagic whaling |
| oceanic | (adj) resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree, Example: the oceanic violence of his rage |
| oceanic | (adj) constituting or living in the open sea, Example: oceanic waters; oceanic life |
| oceanid | (n) (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys |
| oceanites | (n) a genus of Hydrobatidae, Syn. genus Oceanites |
| Oceania | prop. n. A large group of islands in the south Pacific sometimes including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago. |
| Oceanic | a. [ Cf. F. océanique. See Ocean. ] Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Oceanica | prop. n. Same as Oceania. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Oceanid | prop. n. (Greek mythology) A daughter of the Titans |