Tasmania

[ taz-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

/ tæzˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

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noun

an island south of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.

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Also called, Australian Informal, Ap·ple Isle [ap-uhl ahyl] /ˈæp əl ˈaɪl/ . Formerly Van Die·men's Land

[van dee-muhnz land] /væn ˈdi mənz ˌlænd/ .

OTHER WORDS FROM Tasmania

Tas·ma·ni·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Tasmania

taskmistress, task-oriented, taskwork, Tasm., Tasman, Tasmania, Tasmanian, Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian wolf, Tasman Sea, tass

How to use Tasmania in a sentence

On guided walking tours organized by Tasmanian Walking Company in partnership with the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, visitors map tree locations, collect seeds and learn about Tasmania’s alpine flora.
Post-fire Australia will provide travelers with more opportunities for ‘restorative tourism’|Elizabeth Heath|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
The survey was open when the highest level restrictions were in place across Tasmania, where the Australian arm of the study was based.
What kids know—and don’t know—about COVID-19|By Ford, Et Al./The Conversation|March 2, 2021|Popular-Science
In total, 49 children from Tasmania took part in the survey and 390 children internationally.
What kids know—and don’t know—about COVID-19|By Ford, Et Al./The Conversation|March 2, 2021|Popular-Science
The photographer, Neil Waters, is the president of Tasmania’s Thylacine Awareness Group, which searches for evidence of the creature.
Identifying animals in photos is trickier than you might think|Philip Kiefer|March 2, 2021|Popular-Science

Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary runs Tasmania’s largest wildlife rescue service.
A virtual menagerie: How conservation and rescue efforts can connect us with wildlife around the world|Andrea Sachs|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
Our innermost thoughts offered up to old friends from high school are there to be seen by some voyeuristic devil in Tasmania.
You Can’t Have Facebook’s Best Privacy Policy|Dennis Kneale|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is Australian, born in Hobart, Tasmania of academic parents who were themselves born in Scotland.
Why William Needs a Commoner|Andrew Roberts|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
To Tasmania we were able to devote a few days, taking evidence and enjoying its wonderful beauty.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
From the fortunes of that colony, the history of Tasmania is inseparable.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West
The British were very particular whom they permitted to leave Tasmania, and whom they allowed to go there.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
I am sure mistresses dont go on in that silly way in Tasmania, for mothery said she loved school.
A Very Naughty Girl|L. T. Meade
Evelyn wondered if she might venture; but she had once seen, long ago in Tasmania, a black woman try to escape.
A Very Naughty Girl|L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for Tasmania

Tasmania

/ (tæzˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

an island in the S Pacific, south of mainland Australia: forms, with offshore islands, the smallest state of Australia; discovered by the Dutch explorer Tasman in 1642; used as a penal colony by the British (1803–53); mostly forested and mountainous. Capital: Hobart. Pop: 479 958 (2003 est). Area: 68 332 sq km (26 383 sq miles)Former name (1642–1855): Van Diemen's Land

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