WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026Aus•tral•ian /ɔˈstreɪlyən/USA pronunciation
n.
- Place Names[countable] a person born or living in Australia.
- Place Names[uncountable] any of the languages spoken by the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia.
adj.
- of or relating to Australia.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026Aus•tral•ian
(ô strāl′yən),USA pronunciation adj.
- Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- [Zoogeog.]belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Celebes, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent smaller islands.
- [Phytogeog.]belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Australia and Tasmania.
n.
- Language Varieties, Anthropology, Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Australia.
- Anthropology, Language Varietiesan Aborigine of Australia.
- Language Varietiesthe phylum of languages spoken by the Aborigines of Australia, consisting of more than a hundred languages.
Abbr.: Austral, Austral.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Australian /ɒˈstreɪlɪən/ n - 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
adj - 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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