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Australian

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Aus·tra·lian  (ô-strlyn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Australia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
2. Ecology Of, relating to, or being the zoogeographic region that includes Australia and the islands adjacent to it, including New Guinea, New Zealand, Polynesia, and Tasmania.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Australia.
2. A member of any of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia.
3. Any of the languages of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia.

Australian [ɒˈstreɪlɪən]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Australia
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the form of English spoken in Australia
3. (Linguistics / Languages) a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the native Australians
adj
1. (Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their form of English
2. (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the native Australians
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AustralianAustralian - a native or inhabitant of Australia
Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
Abo, Aboriginal, Australian Aborigine, native Australian, Aborigine - a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
2.AustralianAustralian - the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines
Austronesian language, Austronesian - the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia
Dyirbal, Jirrbal - a language of Australian aborigines
Walbiri, Warlpiri - a language of Australian aborigines
Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
Adj.1.Australian - of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages; "Australian deserts"; "Australian aborigines"
Translations
Australian [ɒsˈtreɪlɪən]
A. ADJaustraliano
B. Naustraliano/a m/f
C. CPD Australian Rules Football Nfútbol m australiano

Australian [ɒˈstreɪliən]
adjaustralien(ne)
He's Australian → Il est australien.
nAustralien(ne) m/f
the Australians → les Australiens

Australian
nAustralier(in) m(f); (= accent)australisches Englisch
adjaustralisch

Australian [ɒsˈtreɪlɪən] adj & naustraliano/a
Australian [ɒsˈtreɪlɪən] adj & naustraliano/a

Australian أسترالي Australan, australský australier, australsk Australier, australisch αυστραλέζικος, Αυστραλός australiano australialainen Australien Australijanac, australski australiano オーストラリアの, オーストラリア人 호주 사람, 호주의 Australiër, Australisch australier, australsk Australijczyk, australijski australiano австралиец, австралийский australier, australisk ชาวออสเตรีย, ที่เกี่ยวกับออสเตรเลีย Avustralya, Avustralyalı người Úc, thuộc Úc 澳大利亚人, 澳大利亚的


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