Australian

[ aw-streyl-yuhn ]

/ ɔˈstreɪl yən /

adjective

of or relating to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.

Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Celebes, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent smaller islands.

Phytogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Australia and Tasmania.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Australia.

an Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.

Also called Aus·tral·ian Ab·o·rig·i·nal lan·guag·es . the group of languages of the Aborigines of Australia, consisting of about three hundred languages. Abbreviations: Austral, Austral.

Origin of Australian

First recorded in 1690–70 for def. 5; Australi(a) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Australian

an·ti-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, nounpro-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, nounpseu·do-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, nountrans-Aus·tral·ian, adjective

un-Aus·tral·ian, adjective

Words nearby Australian

Australasian, Australia, Australia antigen, Australia Current, Australia Day, Australian, Australiana, Australian Alps, Australian Antarctic Territory, Australian ballot, Australian bluebell creeper

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Example sentences from the Web for Australian

Between June and October 1943, 4,283 British, 1,303 Dutch, 1,630 Australian, and 88 American soldiers died.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His sex-offender pedigree was real, though; Australian police have those certificates.
The Sydney Astrologer Turned Islamic Radical|Jacob Siegel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At that time, though, my job as a rep for an Australian company made it impossible to leave Australia.
Ted Hughes’s Brother on Losing Sylvia Plath|Gerald Hughes|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most astonishing came from Ron and Mavis Pirola, a middle-aged Australian couple who have been together for 57 years.
The Vatican's Same-Sex Synod: The Bishops Hear About Reality. Do They Listen?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A new Australian study, too, has consumers worried that Viagra could cause blindness and other vision problems.
Laughter Will Be the Legacy of Viagra|Samantha Allen|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like several Australian cities, Punta Arenas was a convict colony.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson
Footnote 5: Nobbler--the Australian term for a glass of wine or spirits.
Grif|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
The merino dominates the bush, and gives to Australian literature its melancholy tinge, its despairing pathos.
Three Elephant Power|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson
Such nomination by 100 or more legal voters entitles their names to be placed on the Australian ballot.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
A nice point in human history falls to be decided by Californian and Australian wines.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for Australian

Australian

/ (ɒˈstreɪlɪən) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Australia

the form of English spoken in Australia

a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the native Australians

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their form of English

of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians

of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas

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单词	australian
释义	Australian [ aw-streyl-yuhn ] / ɔˈstreɪl yən / adjective of or relating to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages. Zoogeography. belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Celebes, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent smaller islands. Phytogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Australia and Tasmania. noun a native or inhabitant of Australia. an Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia. Also called Aus·tral·ian Ab·o·rig·i·nal lan·guag·es . the group of languages of the Aborigines of Australia, consisting of about three hundred languages. Abbreviations: Austral, Austral. Origin of Australian First recorded in 1690–70 for def. 5; Australi(a) + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Australian an·ti-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, nounpro-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, nounpseu·do-Aus·tral·ian, adjective, nountrans-Aus·tral·ian, adjective un-Aus·tral·ian, adjective Words nearby Australian Australasian, Australia, Australia antigen, Australia Current, Australia Day, Australian, Australiana, Australian Alps, Australian Antarctic Territory, Australian ballot, Australian bluebell creeper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Australian Between June and October 1943, 4,283 British, 1,303 Dutch, 1,630 Australian, and 88 American soldiers died. Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway\|Liza Foreman\|December 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His sex-offender pedigree was real, though; Australian police have those certificates. The Sydney Astrologer Turned Islamic Radical\|Jacob Siegel\|December 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At that time, though, my job as a rep for an Australian company made it impossible to leave Australia. Ted Hughes’s Brother on Losing Sylvia Plath\|Gerald Hughes\|December 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The most astonishing came from Ron and Mavis Pirola, a middle-aged Australian couple who have been together for 57 years. The Vatican's Same-Sex Synod: The Bishops Hear About Reality. Do They Listen?\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|October 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A new Australian study, too, has consumers worried that Viagra could cause blindness and other vision problems. Laughter Will Be the Legacy of Viagra\|Samantha Allen\|October 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Like several Australian cities, Punta Arenas was a convict colony. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania \|Jewett Castello Gilson Footnote 5: Nobbler--the Australian term for a glass of wine or spirits. Grif\|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon The merino dominates the bush, and gives to Australian literature its melancholy tinge, its despairing pathos. Three Elephant Power\|Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson Such nomination by 100 or more legal voters entitles their names to be placed on the Australian ballot. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV\|Various A nice point in human history falls to be decided by Californian and Australian wines. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition\|Robert Louis Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for Australian Australian / (ɒˈstreɪlɪən) / noun a native or inhabitant of Australia the form of English spoken in Australia a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the native Australians adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their form of English of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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