English Explanatory Dictionary

Australian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.
  2. A person from the continent of Australia.
  3. A language of the country or continent of Australia; Australian (Australian English).
adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages.
  2. Upside down.
name
  1. The Australian, an Australian newspaper.

Pronunciation

/ɒˈstɹeɪljən/ /əˈstɹeɪljən/ /əˈstɹæɪ.ljən/ /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ən/ /əˈstɹæɪl.jən/ /-ɹɛl-/ /-ɹejə/ /əˈstɹɛliːən/ /ɒsˈtɹeɪ.liː.ən/ /ɒsˈtɹeɪ.li.jən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Australian.wav /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪən/ /ɔːˈstɹeɪlɪjən/ /ɔˈstɹeɪljən/ /ɑˈstɹeɪljən/ /ɒsˈtɹeɪ.ljən/

Word forms

Australian Australians

Etymology

From Australia + -an.

Related words

Aussie austral Australia Australiana Australianism Strine antipodean

Derived words

Anglo-Australian anti-Australianism as Australian as Vegemite Asian Australian Australiana Australian Aboriginal Australian Alps Australian Approved Name Australian as a kangaroo Australian as a meat pie Australian ballot Australian bear Australian bonito Australian boobook Australian brushturkey Australian bug Australian bumblebee Australian bush hat Australian canary Australian Capital Territory Australian cattle dog Australian Central Daylight Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian cockroach Australian crane Australian crawl Australian crow Australian dollar Australian doubles Australian Dream Australian Eastern Daylight Time Australian Eastern Standard Time Australian emperor Australian encephalitis Australian English Australianese Australian football Australian grayling Australian green tree frog Australianisation Australianise Australianism Australianist Australianization Australianize Australian kiss Australian Kriol Australian lime Australian lungfish Australianly Australian magpie Australian Mist Australian mockingbird Australian mulberry Australianness Australian ostrich Australian painted snipe Australian paralysis tick Australian pelican Australian Pidgin English
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