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 miner is also exploring infrastructure sales, including a plan to offload its stake in an Australian desalination plant announced Monday, which will count toward the $5 billion target, Trott said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
RBC keeps an outperform rating on the stock but lowers its target price 9% to 64.00 Australian dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
As a result, Gandler now reckons the Australian company will hit A$100 million in annual revenue in FY 2032, two years later than he previously forecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
After finishing third in the 100m on Saturday, three-time Olympic champion Ramsay-Peaty, 31, was unable to keep up with the pace of Australian Sam Williamson who took his second gold with victory in the 50m.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the Australian accent Finch says to them, “We’re professionals. Whatever you do, don’t try this at home.”
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
I'm watching the men's high jump and theres an australian athlete called Brandon Starc.
From Time ● Aug. 15, 2016
Cant sleep so im loving the australian open coverage.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2010
Even the australian open website's scoreboard is down.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2010
For more information visit www.ferrarapan.com As any australian diplomat will admit, managing the bilateral relationship with China is a relentless, high- energy task.
From Time Magazine Archive
Australians who reported taking more personal environmental actions were generally more politically involved.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
The research, published on July 23, followed nearly 2,800 Australians over four years as part of the National Climate Action Survey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Pioneered in the 1980s and 1990s by free-market-friendly Labor governments, “super,” as Australians call it, shifts much of the burden of funding pensions from the state to the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Watch: Would Australians choose to take a 22-hour non-stop flight?
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
In addition, peoples who until recently were technologically primitive—such as Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans—routinely master industrial technologies when given opportunities to do so.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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