Tasmania

[ taz-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun
  1. an island south of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.

  • Also called, Australian Informal, Ap·ple Isle [ap-uhl ahyl] /ˈæp əl ˈaɪl/ .
  • Formerly Van Die·men's Land [van dee-muhnz land] /væn ˈdi mənz ˌlænd/ .

Other words from Tasmania

  • Tas·ma·ni·an, adjective, noun

Words Nearby Tasmania

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How to use Tasmania in a sentence

  • I am sure mistresses dont go on in that silly way in Tasmania, for mothery said she loved school.

    A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. Meade
  • Evelyn wondered if she might venture; but she had once seen, long ago in Tasmania, a black woman try to escape.

    A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for Tasmania

Tasmania

/ (tæzˈmeɪnɪə) /


noun
  1. an island in the S Pacific, south of mainland Australia: forms, with offshore islands, the smallest state of Australia; discovered by the Dutch explorer Tasman in 1642; used as a penal colony by the British (1803–53); mostly forested and mountainous. Capital: Hobart. Pop: 479 958 (2003 est). Area: 68 332 sq km (26 383 sq miles): Former name (1642–1855): Van Diemen's Land

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