Definition of Australasian in English:
Australasian
adjective ɒstrəˈleɪʃ(ə)nɒstrəˈleɪʒ(ə)nˌɔstrəˈleɪʒ(ə)n
Relating to or characteristic of Australasia.
Example sentencesExamples
- His account of his Australasian years was published in 1967.
- At the Australasian championships, Stan won the javelin title, a feat he repeated the next year.
- The Australasian market saw sales fall by 7 percent over the review period.
- It is a bold, if sometimes perplexing, exploration of Australasian cooking.
- The difficulty in assembling athletes from so far afield was demonstrated by the experiences of the Australasian team.
noun ɒstrəˈleɪʃ(ə)nɒstrəˈleɪʒ(ə)nˌɔstrəˈleɪʒ(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Australasia.
Example sentencesExamples
- Australasians in their turn can understand pretty much everything that people say in the UK and the US.
- Everyone must think that Australasians are obsessed with the Olympics.
- Europeans and Australasians are taught from an early age to look beyond their borders.
- We are Aussies—or perhaps Australasians with our two passports.
- They're similar to US vehicles but are a brand familiar to Australasians.
Rhymes
abrasion, equation, Eurasian, evasion, invasion, occasion, persuasion, pervasion, suasion, Vespasian
Definition of Australasian in US English:
Australasian
adjectiveˌɔstrəˈleɪʒ(ə)nˌôstrəˈlāZH(ə)n
Relating to or characteristic of Australasia.
Example sentencesExamples
- The difficulty in assembling athletes from so far afield was demonstrated by the experiences of the Australasian team.
- The Australasian market saw sales fall by 7 percent over the review period.
- It is a bold, if sometimes perplexing, exploration of Australasian cooking.
- At the Australasian championships, Stan won the javelin title, a feat he repeated the next year.
- His account of his Australasian years was published in 1967.
nounˌɔstrəˈleɪʒ(ə)nˌôstrəˈlāZH(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Australasia.
Example sentencesExamples
- Everyone must think that Australasians are obsessed with the Olympics.
- Australasians in their turn can understand pretty much everything that people say in the UK and the US.
- We are Aussies—or perhaps Australasians with our two passports.
- Europeans and Australasians are taught from an early age to look beyond their borders.
- They're similar to US vehicles but are a brand familiar to Australasians.