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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With weekly volume point of control of US$0.7098 hovering between 10- and 20-day exponential moving averages, US$0.7100 appears to be a reasonable near-term target for Australian dollar bears, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The daily chart shows the Australian dollar-U.S. dollar pair posted shooting star patterns last Thursday and Friday and closed below the 2023 high, the senior market analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Driving the Porsche 911 Cup for GMG Racing in the Mobil Pro Class, the 22-year-old Australian led from start to finish in Race 1 of the Carrera Cup North America on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Organisers repeatedly refused to confirm to the BBC whether Harry got a fee, saying only "all ticket proceeds" went to the Australian charity, Lifeline.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
I mentioned already that we found an Australian doctor couple who were missionaries.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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