Tasmania

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

noun

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

Formerly Van Diemen's Land.

Related formsTas·ma·ni·an, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for tasmanian

From this date the wool of the Tasmanian flocks became known to commerce.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John West
An English missionary reproached a Tasmanian with having killed his wife in order to eat her.
Reincarnation|Th. Pascal
Thousands of the famous Tasmanian apples were pressed upon the men.
New Zealanders at Gallipoli|Major Fred Waite
What better business could there be than to ship apples and pears fresh from the Tasmanian orchards?
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson

The Tasmanian was a private bank, of which the Messrs. Gellibrand were proprietors.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John West

British Dictionary definitions for tasmanian

Tasmanian

adjective

of or relating to Tasmania or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Tasmania

Tasmania

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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