Tasmania

American  

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

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

Example Sentences

For years, archaeologists have debated when humans first arrived on the ancient landmass known as Sahul, which once connected present-day Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

"It will be a very hot day for almost all of South Australia, Victoria, most of New South Wales, parts of Tasmania".

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Local media posted pictures of both men training at Cricket NSW headquarters in Sydney during New South Wales' Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Surfboard lost in Tasmania drifts more than 2,400km to New Zealand.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

The Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean and Tasmania in Australia are named after Dutch sea captains.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan