Western Australia

American  

noun

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

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Western Australia British  

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)

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Western Australian
  adjective

Example Sentences

It comes less than a month after a father-of-two died after a separate shark attack in Western Australia.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Sixty per cent of the cases this year are in the Northern Territory, followed by Western Australia with about 36%, with a few cases in South Australia and even fewer in Queensland.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Lead author Dr. Georgia Nester conducted the research during her PhD studies at Curtin University and now works at the Minderoo OceanOmics Centre at The University of Western Australia.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Together, they would hold five operating gold assets across Western Australia and be positioned as the third-largest gold stock on the Australian Securities Exchange, or ASX, the miners said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Because Western Australia is on the opposite side of Earth from Idaho.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir