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aus·tra·lian I. \-lyən sometimes -lēən\ noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Australia + English -an 1. : an aborigine of Australia whose physical characters include dolichocephaly, dark brown skin, black often wavy hair, heavy beard, prominent brow ridges and marked prognathism, and medium stature 2. : a native or inhabitant of the Australian commonwealth 3. : australian english 4. : the speech of the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. : of or relating to the continent or commonwealth of Australia, its inhabitants, or the languages spoken there 2. a. : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region that comprises Australia and the islands north of it from Celebes eastward, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Polynesia b. : of, relating to, or being the subregion of the Australian region that comprises Australia and Tasmania — compare austrogaean 3. : native to Australia — often used to indicate organisms with but superficial resemblance to those designated by the substantive |