Australian

//ɒˈstɹeɪljən// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.

    "An Australian was once appointed on contract, but he swore too much."

  2. 2
    the languages spoken by Australian aborigines wordnet
  3. 3
    A person from the continent of Australia.
  4. 4
    a native or inhabitant of Australia wordnet
  5. 5
    A language of the country or continent of Australia; Australian (Australian English).
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages. not-comparable

    "The deaths of two Australian teenagers, a British woman, an American man and two Danish women – and reports of others taken ill – prompted warnings last week from several Western nations about the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in Laos."

  2. 2
    Upside down. US, humorous, not-comparable

    "Australian scrolling"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Australian, an Australian newspaper.

Synonyms

All synonyms
aboriginal australianaboriginal australian languageaussieaussieaustralian language

Example

More examples

"Rugby, American football, and Australian rules football all come from soccer."

Etymology

From Australia + -an.

Related phrases

Anglo-AustralianAsian AustralianAustralian AboriginalAustralian AlpsAustralian Approved NameAustralian Capital TerritoryAustralian Central Daylight TimeAustralian DreamAustralian Eastern Daylight TimeAustralian Eastern Standard TimeAustralian EnglishAustralian Kriol

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