australian

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

A person from Australia, or to do with Australia.

Pronunciation

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awstraylyuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɔstˈɹeɪljən

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Word Review

Definition

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noun

A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.
A person from the continent of Australia.
A language of the country or continent of Australia; Australian (Australian English).
The Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
The Australian, an Australian newspaper.

adjective

Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages.
humorousus
Upside down.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency: Very Common
Typical Use: Everyday English

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Continent / language

royal australianwest australian

Other combinations

australian governmentaustralian journalaustralian societyaustralian museumaustralian bureauaustralian history

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

australian aboriginenounCompound term
A member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
australian alpsnounCompound term
A range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range.
australian arowananounCompound term
A species of large fish found in Australian rivers.
australian blacksnakenounCompound term
Large semiaquatic snake of Australia.
australian bonytonguenounCompound term
A species of large fish found in Australian rivers.
australian chestnutnounCompound term
Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts.

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Synonyms

noun

Sense: person from the country of Australia

aboriginal australianRareaussie

adjective

Sense: of or from or or pertaining to Australia

aussieInformal

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