Australian

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Aus⋅tral⋅ian

[aw-streyl-yuh

–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.

Origin:
Australi(a) + -an

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Aus·tra·lian (ô-strāl'yən)

adj.

Of or relating to Australia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
Ecology Of, relating to, or being the zoogeographic region that includes Australia and the islands adjacent to it, including New Guinea, New Zealand, Polynesia, and Tasmania.

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