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

• Western Australian
  adjective

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Western Australia

They still form today in Shark Bay, a World Heritage-listed site in Western Australia.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

The study, titled “The Autumn Effect of Gold,” was conducted by Dirk Baur, a finance professor at the University of Western Australia.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Three divers were fatally mauled in separate incidents between May and June -- two in Western Australia and the third in Queensland.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The Year 8 student from Western Australia has Down Syndrome – a genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 which leads to physical and intellectual disabilities.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Instead of landing on Brisbane, Skylab broke up, with some parts falling into the Indian Ocean off Western Australia.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge