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Aus⋅tral⋅ian

[aw-streyl-yuhn]
–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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
Austral.
  1. Australasia

  2. Australasian

  3. Australia

  4. Australian

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