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Australia

Australia

427 1.0
A country that is also a continent in the southern half of the world, including Tasmania
  • proper noun
  • /əˈstrɔɪl.jə/
translation icon : Australia
  • Sydney is the largest city in Australia and is known for its iconic opera house.
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Australia and Canada
  • universities in Australia

But you know, the returns came in from Australia and they're really low.

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Examples

  • Hi, I'm Dan from Sydney, Australia, Let's talk about that.

  • If you need me, I shall be in Australia.

  • We're looking at Australia and the UK.

  • There are people coming from Australia, from UK, from South Africa.

  • "Not good advice in Australia, which has flowers you should be very afraid of indeed."

    Academic text (2011)
  • Good day from Aubrey, Australia down Under.

  • More than 100 coastal scientists in government agencies and universities in Australia provide content for the website.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Indeed, some educational tourism operations in Australia are partly owned by universities.

    Academic text (2011)
  • At age nine, he'd arrived in Australia from England with his family.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Justin Donnelly had gone home to Australia for Christmas vacation, with plans to stay a month.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

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The official name of the country that covers the whole Australian continent

is the everyday, common name rather than the formal legal title

Compounds

A state in the west of Australia with Perth as its capital

A state in the south-central part of Australia with the capital city Adelaide

The official name of the country that covers the whole Australian continent

A vigorous climbing plant from Western Australia with dense clusters of bright pink-purple flowers

Surface Forms

Australia main

Etymology

The word Australia comes from the Latin australis, meaning 'southern', and from the old phrase Terra Australis, meaning 'southern land'. So Australia simply means 'the land in the south'.