Tasmanian

/ (tæzˈmeɪnɪən) /

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adjective

of or relating to Tasmania or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Tasmania

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Words nearby Tasmanian

task-oriented, taskwork, Tasm., Tasman, Tasmania, Tasmanian, Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian wolf, Tasman Sea, tass, tassel

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How to use Tasmanian in a sentence

Wallace saw several uxen, through his telescope, walking about upon the inaccessible heights of the Tasmanian Mountains.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
The Tasmanian tribe, now extinct, was probably a remnant of the original Australian population.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
An English missionary reproached a Tasmanian with having killed his wife in order to eat her.
Reincarnation|Th. Pascal
A wealthy Victorian was arrested as a Tasmanian bolter while I was in the colony.
Greater Britain|Charles Wentworth Dilke

In Braim's Australia we find specimens of five Tasmanian forms of speech.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham