Australian
yən adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
2.
Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Celebes, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent smaller islands.
3.
Phytogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Australia and Tasmania.
noun
4.
a native or inhabitant of Australia.
5.
an Aborigine of Australia.
6.
the phylum of languages spoken by the Aborigines of Australia, consisting of more than a hundred languages. Abbreviation: Austral, Austral.
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Related forms
an·ti-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, noun
pro-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, noun
pseu·do-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, noun
trans-Aus·tral·ian, adjective
un-Aus·tral·ian, adjective
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Australian (ɒˈstreɪlɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a native or inhabitant of Australia |
| 2. | the form of English spoken in Australia |
| 3. | a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the native Australians |
| —adj | |
| 4. | of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their form of English |
| 5. | of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians |
| 6. | of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas |
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Word Origin & History
Australian
1690s (n.), 1814 (adj.), from Australia. Australianism in speech is attested from 1891.
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