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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Historical Examples of tasmanian

The messenger boy, too, stopped to stare at the Tasmanian flamingo.
Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective
Ellis Parker Butler
This Tasmanian Wild Man outfit will do for a hermit disguise.
Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective
Ellis Parker Butler
I'll now go to the Tasmanian Company's offices and hear all about the rescue.
Australia Revenged
Boomerang
The Tasmanian merchants met them on the shore of the royal province.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)
John West
At one time a price of £100 was put on the head of the Tasmanian tiger.
Peeps At Many Lands: Australia
Frank Fox

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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