Australia
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- proper noun
- /əˈstrɔɪl.jə/
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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.
- But you know, the returns came in from Australia and they're really low.
- We're looking at Australia and the UK.
- That's true for Europe, it's true for Australia, Japan.
- They have offices in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others.
- There are people coming from Australia, from UK, from South Africa.
- No one in Australia drinks fosters, no one in Australia says Crikey.
- Much like the NHS, Australia's Medicare is funded through tax revenue.
- We're S southeast of Australia and below us is South Pole.
- And I said it was the left central area of Australia's desert.
- The industry in Australia doesn't really make that many ROM coms.
- Yeah, maybe like Ralph Lauren in Australia would sell it.
Examples
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Hi, I'm Dan from Sydney, Australia, Let's talk about that.
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If you need me, I shall be in Australia.
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We're looking at Australia and the UK.
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There are people coming from Australia, from UK, from South Africa.
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"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.
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More than 100 coastal scientists in government agencies and universities in Australia provide content for the website.
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Indeed, some educational tourism operations in Australia are partly owned by universities.
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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
Compounds
The official name of the country that covers the whole Australian continent
- Australian
A vigorous climbing plant from Western Australia with dense clusters of bright pink-purple flowers
Surface Forms
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'.