- a large island country, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific: a former British colony, now an independent member of the Commonwealth, constitutional links with the United Kingdom formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau, mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Language: English; Aboriginal languages also spoken. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Australian dollar. Capital: Canberra. Pop: 24 446 341 (2017 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles)
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Aus•tral•ia
(ô strāl′yə),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824;
2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). - Place Names Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and territories of Australia and Tasmania. 18,438,824;
2,974,581 sq. mi. (7,704,165 sq. km). Cap.: Canberra.
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Australia /ɒˈstreɪlɪə/ n
'Australia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AAA
- Aboriginal
- Aborigine
- AC
- Adelaide
- Admiralty House
- AK
- Albanese
- Albany
- Albury-Wodonga
- alderman
- Alice Springs
- AM
- Anglo-Saxon
- Anglosphere
- angophora
- antipodes
- Anzac Day
- ANZUS
- AO
- Apex Club
- Arafura Sea
- araucaria
- archerfish
- Armidale
- Arnhem Land
- Ashes
- Aus.
- Aussie
- Aust.
- Austral.
- Australasia
- Australasian
- Australian
- Australiana
- Australian Alps
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- Australian Capital Territory
- Australian Rules
- award
- award wage
- baggy green
- Ballarat
- Balmain bug
- banana prawn
- bandicoot
- Barcoo River
- bardie
- Barry Mountains
- aalii