Western Australia
n
(Placename) a state of W Australia: mostly an arid undulating plateau, with the Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, and Great Victoria Desert in the interior; settlement concentrated in the southwest; rich mineral resources. Capital: Perth. Pop.: 1 861 020 (1999 est.). Area: 2 527 636 sq. km (975 920 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Western Australia - a state containing the western third of AustraliaAustralia, 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 Perth - the state capital of Western Australia |
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Western Australia
n → Westaustralien nt
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