Australasian

/ (ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪən) /

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Australasia

adjective

of or relating to Australia, New Zealand, and the neighbouring islands

(of organizations) having members in Australia and New Zealand

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby Australasian

Austin, Austin friar, austr-, austral, Australasia, Australasian, Australia, Australia Current, Australia Day, Australian, Australiana

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How to use Australasian in a sentence

That picture has now become the image by which the whole Australasian tour will be remembered.
Kate Middleton's History of Flesh-Flashing Wardrobe Malfunctions|Tom Sykes|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24 (4), 355-373.
15 Signs You'll Raise a Genius|Anneli Rufus|October 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The following extract from the "Australasian" entitled, "Tobacco Smoking" refers to many literary smokers.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
As has already been said, there exists every facility in our Australasian Colonies both for cruising and racing.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.

The career of this man is a curiosity of Australasian literature.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West
I was an invited guest, and sat down with more than two hundred of the most prominent Irishmen of the Australasian colonies.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
My own passport to it was a little tale in the Australasian—my first to run as a serial in that paper.
Thirty Years in Australia|Ada Cambridge