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Australian

Australian

16 1.0
A person born in or living in Australia
  • noun
  • /əˈstrɔːliən/
translation icon : australiano
  • After moving to Canada, he still identified as an Australian despite living abroad for years.
  • Australian wins
  • year-old Australian
  • old Australian

That's an entirely fair response because Australians get asked every three years.

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Examples

  • My Ph.D. committee included an Australian, a South African, an Englishman, and an American.

    Academic text (2003)
  • You never met an Australian?

  • So one day an Australian ambassador came in.

  • But I just love the way Australians say beer.

  • You know, I'm a fourth-generation Australian.

  • I had never spoken to this chap, an Australian, but he had a pleasant air about him.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I have to admit that as an Australian, I have always wondered what kosher salt is?!

    Blog text (8)
  • The brilliant Australian known for his bad boy antics off-screen is famous for his total immersion into any role he portrays.

  • The cardiologist is a big red-skinned immigrant Australian named Dr. Olman.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Helen Reddy is a celebrated Australian, known for her hit song 'I Am Woman.'

Synonyms

Aussie
vsAustralian
  • Informal
7.8

A person from Australia

is the standard neutral term for a native or inhabitant of that country

Compounds

Australian outback
  • Australian
3 6.3

A large dry area in Australia far from cities and towns

The official money of Australia and Nauru

A member of Australia's first people who lived there before Europeans arrived

Australian state
  • Australian
1 3.2

A large area of Australia with its own government

Animals native to Australia like kangaroos and koalas

Australian crawl
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A swimming stroke where the arms move one after the other above the water and the legs kick fast

native Australian
  • Australian
1 5.1

A person whose family lived in Australia before Europeans arrived

A person who belongs to the native people of Australia or a language they speak

8.5

A tall grass from Australia with long thin stalks often used for hay

Australian sea lion
  • Australian
5.5

A large sea mammal like a seal that lives on the southern and western coasts of Australia

Australian spelling
  • Australian
4.1

The English spelling used in Australia, for example colour not color

Australian stilt
  • Australian
8.9

A long-legged bird with long pink legs and black-and-white feathers that lives in Australian marshes

Australian sumac
  • Australian
8.9

An evergreen tree from Australia that has dark yellow wood

9.6

A grasslike plant from Australia that flowers in spring with clusters of woolly flowers

A small, tough dog with shaggy rough fur from Australia that is lively and loyal

7.7

A small dove from Australia with a soft cooing sound

9.9

A tall Australian plant with a thick trunk and long grasslike leaves

A group of high mountains in the southeast of Australia

Spelling and writing rules used in Australia for English

A standard way to spell words in Australia like 'colour' instead of 'color'

A major political party in Australia that supports workers and moderate social policies

Australian arowana
  • Australian
9.9

A large freshwater fish from Australian rivers with a red or pink spot on each scale

8.9

A large Australian snake that lives near water and has a black back and a red belly

8.9

A large freshwater fish from northern Australia with red crescent spots on its scales

A city in southeast Australia that is the country's capital, Canberra

Australian chestnut
  • Australian
9.3

A tall Australian tree with orange-yellow flowers and large pods that contain edible seeds like chestnuts

Australian cockroach
  • Specialized
7.0

A large brown cockroach with yellow edges on its body and wings that lives in warm places

7.7

A small venomous Australian snake with bright red, black and white rings that is usually harmless to people

9.9

A fern from Australia with hairy underground stems that look like a rabbit's foot

Australian heath
  • Australian
9.9

A low bush with small leaves and many flowers native to Australia

8.3

A small Australian tree with soft leaves and spikes of yellow flowers full of nectar

Australian lungfish
  • Australian
8.9

A large endangered freshwater fish from Queensland that breathes air and uses gills

Australian language
  • Australian
8.9

A language spoken by Australia's Aboriginal people, not English

Australian magpie
  • Australian
6.0

A large black and white bird from Australia that sings a beautiful, musical song

Australian nettle
  • Australian
9.9

A tall Australian tree with tiny stinging hairs on its leaves and stems

9.9

A tall Australian tree with nettle-like leaves that can sting when touched

Australian pea
  • South African
9.9

A South African evergreen vine with purple flowers and edible young pods that farmers often grow to improve soil

9.9

A Western Australian plant that catches insects with green pitcher-shaped leaves with a red edge on the lid

Australian pine
  • Australian
7.6

A tropical tree often planted for shade and wind protection with hard red wood

A large open bay on Australia's southern coast known for rough seas and high cliffs

Surface Forms

Australian singular
Australians plural

Morphology

Australian = Australia (transparent) = Australia + an

Formed by the standard demonym/adjectival suffix '-an' from the country name 'Australia', so the relation of origin is clear to learners.

Etymology

Australian comes from the country name Australia, which comes from the Latin australis meaning 'south' and from the phrase terra australis meaning 'southern land'. So an Australian is simply a person 'from Australia'.