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

Ingbretson and her husband, who also competes, were hosted in the Australian state of Tasmania last winter, while her mother put up Canadian and Australian competitors in Hayward for this year's world championships.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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

Macquarie Island sits in one of the most remote parts of the world, halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

Victoria and Tasmania states have made travel on public transport free, and Albanese urged motorists nationally to do what they can to conserve petrol by driving less.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Tasmania and those three smaller islands thus illustrate in extreme form a conclusion of broad potential significance for world history.

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