Australian
Americanadjective
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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.
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
- anti-Australian adjective
- pro-Australian adjective
- pseudo-Australian adjective
- trans-Australian adjective
- un-Australian adjective
Etymology
Origin of Australian
First recorded in 1690–70 Australian for def. 5; Australi(a) + -an
Example Sentences
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Staring at the departures board, Mohammed Assaad, 48, an Australian of Lebanese origin who was heading back to Sydney via Cairo, said he was unfazed by the Israeli bombardment.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The Australian will have three years of eligibility remaining and could be in the Bruins’ starting lineup next season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The Australian lender reported a quarterly cash profit of A$138 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The values of the so-called Anzac spirit - famously traced to a doomed offensive carried out by Australian troops at Gallipoli, Turkey, in World War One - are embedded in Australia's sense of national identity.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Jiichan was telling them about some Australian occupation troops in Hiroshima, that maybe they could hire Papa as an interpreter.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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