of or relating to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent smaller islands.
Phytogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Australia and Tasmania.
a native or inhabitant of Australia.
an Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
Also called Australian Aboriginal languages. the group of languages of the Aborigines of Australia, consisting of about three hundred languages. Austral, Austral.
a native or inhabitant of Australia
the form of English spoken in Australia
a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the native Australians
of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their form of English
of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians
of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas
First recorded in 1690–70 Australian for def. 5; Australi(a) + -an
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The aircraft, marketed with the ULR designation that stands for ultra long-range, is one of 12 ordered by Australian airline Qantas to allow it to carry out non-stop flights between Sydney and London.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The Australian dollar was recently at 0.7179 against the U.S. dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Williams’ last professional match was a loss to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
“The Final Chamber” tour recently completed its European and Australian legs.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Certain Australian surf bathers, several years ago, were stung by tiny creatures that turned out to be nudibranchs armed with the stingers of Portuguese men-of-war.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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