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Aus⋅tral⋅ia
[aw-streyl-yuh] 
yə
–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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Aus·tra·lia
(ô-strāl'yə) Pronunciation Key
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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," probably on false assumption about the orientation of Italy. Aussie for "Australian" first recorded 1917.
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| australia | |
noun | |
| 1. | a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony |
| 2. | the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean |
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Australia
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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