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austral |
austral islands |
australasia |
australasian |
australia |
australian
| australian aborigine
| australian alps
| australian ballot
| australian blacksnake
| australian capital
australian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun australian has 2 senses
- australian(n = noun.person) aussie - a native or inhabitant of Australia; Array is a member of australia, commonwealth of australia
- australian(n = noun.communication) aboriginal australian - the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines; Array is a kind of austronesian, austronesian language
is a kind of denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant
has particulars: abo, aboriginal, aborigine, australian aborigine, native australian
Derived form adjective australian1
has particulars: dyirbal, jirrbal, walbiri, warlpiri
Derived form adjective australian1
Adjective australian has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
australian, a. [From L. Terra Australis southern land.].
Of or pertaining to Australia. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
australian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a native or national of Australia.
2 a person of Australian descent.
--adj. of or relating to Australia.
--n.
1 a native or national of Australia.
2 a person of Australian descent.
--adj. of or relating to Australia.
Idiom
Australian bear a koala bear. Australian Rules a form of football played with a Rugby ball by teams of 18. Australian terrier a wire-haired Australian breed of terrier.
Derivative
Australianism n.
Etymology
F australien f. L (as AUSTRAL)
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