Australian
adjective
of or relating to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
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australian
australiannouna native or inhabitant of Australia
Australian
American
[aw-streyl-yuhn]
/ ɔˈstreɪl yən /
adjective
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of or relating to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
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Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent smaller islands.
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Phytogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Australia and Tasmania.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Australia.
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an Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
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Also called Australian Aboriginal languages. the group of languages of the Aborigines of Australia, consisting of about three hundred languages. Austral, Austral.
australian
British
/ ɒˈstreɪlɪən /
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Australia
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the form of English spoken in Australia
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a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the native Australians
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their form of English
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of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians
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of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Australian
First recorded in 1690–70 Australian for def. 5; Australi(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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And Mercer put Tuvalu's money into funds invested in mining behemoth Rio Tinto and Australian oil-and-gas giant Woodside Energy, which government data says are among Australia's 10 largest greenhouse gas emitters.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
"It is important to note that a period of time without charges being laid is not an indicator that investigations have ceased," Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner National Security Investigations Hilda Sirec said on Thursday.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The consumer-price index rose 4.2% over the 12 months through April, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Known for her big serve and precise hitting, reigning Australian Open champion Rybakina committed 71 unforced errors and landed just 53% of her first serves.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
He even had the commercial smarts to form a film syndicate, based on the fame of his expedition photographer, an Australian named Frank Hurley.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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