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noun
1.
a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km).
2.
Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and territories of Australia and Tasmania. 18,438,824; 2,974,581 sq. mi. (7,704,165 sq. km). Capital: Canberra.
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Example Sentences
- Australia ends its involvement in an unpopular war.
- Australia is at the forefront of a global water crisis.
- Australia has always been a tough place for dinosaur paleontologists to work.
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Word Origin & History
Australia
17c., from L. Terra Australis (16c.), from australis "southern," from auster "south wind," metaphorically extended to "south," but based on PIE word for "east" (see aurora), perhaps on false assumption about the orientation of Italy (or perhaps the connection is more ancient,
EXPANDthrough the "burning" dawn and the "hot" south wind). Aussie for "Australian" first recorded 1917.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Australia definition
Nation occupying the whole of Australia, the smallest continent, between the Indian Ocean and the southwest Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney.
Note: The first settlements there were penal colonies for British convicts.
Note: Its aboriginal tribes, which still exist today (see aborigines), are thought to have migrated from Southeast Asia twenty thousand years ago.
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