Tasmania

American  

[taz-may-nee-uh, -mayn-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

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

A 2019 study by the University of Tasmania, published in Scientific Reports, found balloons were "the highest-risk plastic debris item" for seabirds, carrying a mortality risk 32 times higher than ingesting hard plastics.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

One trainer and his family were drawn to the "shining lights of the new facility" west of Brisbane, Simon Stout from Greyhounds Australasia told a parliamentary committee hearing in Tasmania on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

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