Western Australia
noun
a state in W Australia. 975,920 sq. mi. (2,527,635 sq. km). Perth.
Western Australian
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a word derived from
Western Australia.
Example Sentences
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This creature had actually first been photographed in 1992, by a professional herpetologist at the Western Australian Museum, who intended to eventually describe the species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Scientists also detected dozens of species never previously recorded in Western Australian waters.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Western Australian journalist Sam Tomlin wrote on X that Mr Quicke was "one of the great scientific communicators of the modern era".
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2024
She also placed first in the Open Women’s and Women’s Logger divisions at the Western Australian State Titles that year.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024
The first aim of a party of Western Australian prospectors is to find not gold, but water.
From Spinifex and Sand by David Wynford Carnegie
