of or relating to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent smaller islands.
Phytogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Australia and Tasmania.
a native or inhabitant of Australia.
an Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
Also called Australian Aboriginal languages. the group of languages of the Aborigines of Australia, consisting of about three hundred languages. Austral, Austral.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
the form of English spoken in Australia
a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the native Australians
of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their form of English
of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians
of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas
First recorded in 1690–70 Australian for def. 5; Australi(a) + -an
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A Sydney court dismissed on Wednesday a defamation case against Australian film star Rebel Wilson by another actor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Rebel Wilson has been cleared of accusations that she defamed a young Australian actress, a Sydney court has found.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Thank you to the Judge and the Australian legal system who I have the utmost respect for."
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
A core feature of Australian superannuation is a legal requirement that employers contribute 12% of an eligible employee’s annual earnings to privately managed super funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He has the best lines and makes them sound even better because he has an Australian accent.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
I'm watching the men's high jump and theres an australian athlete called Brandon Starc.
From Time ● Aug. 15, 2016
Cant sleep so im loving the australian open coverage.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2010
Even the australian open website's scoreboard is down.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2010
For more information visit www.ferrarapan.com As any australian diplomat will admit, managing the bilateral relationship with China is a relentless, high- energy task.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pioneered in the 1980s and 1990s by free-market-friendly Labor governments, “super,” as Australians call it, shifts much of the burden of funding pensions from the state to the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A 2024 Vanguard analysis underscored that while most Australians saw superannuation as crucial to their retirement, they were unaware of how much super funds were charging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians -- Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones -- died following what media said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November 2024.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Scolyer - who documented his treatment online - also thanked Australians for the outpouring of love.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
We can weave common myths such as the biblical creation story, the Dreamtime myths of Aboriginal Australians, and the nationalist myths of modern states.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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