Western Australia

noun

1. a state in W Australia. 975,920 sq. mi. (2,527,635 sq. km). Perth.

Western Australia

noun

1. a state of W Australia: mostly an arid undulating plateau, with the Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, and Great Victoria Desert in the interior; settlement concentrated in the southwest; rich mineral resources. Capital: Perth. Pop: 1 969 046 (2003 est). Area: 2 527 636 sq km (975 920 sq miles)

Other Word Forms

• Western Australian adjective

Example Sentences

Warmer seas have also caused mass bleaching at its world-famous Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.

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It also found that several of the sunscreens pulled from shelves shared a similar base formula and linked them to a manufacturer in Western Australia.

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The 32-year-old said it would be "devastating" if he missed out on the first Ashes Test, which starts on 21 November in Perth, Western Australia.

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"The only sovereign citizen I've heard of years ago was a guy in Western Australia… He had his own stamps and money," he says.

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This is Western Australia mining territory - the landscape is barren and desolate, just the odd hill in the distance.

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