Tasmania

American  

[taz-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] / tæzˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn jə /

noun

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

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Tasmania British  

/ tæzˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

1. Former name (1642–1855): Van Diemen's Land.  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)

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Other Word Forms

• Tasmanian
  adjective

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Tasmania

Last time a marine heatwave hit South Australia and Tasmania, there were starving penguins, fish kills, suffocating algae outbreaks, and jellyfish invasions.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Born on the Australian island of Tasmania, Flynn had an uncommonly colorful background, which he recounted with self-mythologizing verve in his memoir, “My Wicked, Wicked Ways.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Analyst Matthew Hope says directors are looking toward the Rentails tin-project in Tasmania reaching a final investment decision in 2027, and other possible targets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Neil the beloved elephant seal has once again returned to Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, for his annual moult, keeping locals on their toes with his cheeky and sometimes destructive antics.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Could such geniuses have equally well been born in Tasmania or Namibia?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond