Tasmania
geographical name
Tas·ma·nia
taz-ˈmā-nē-ə
-nyə
1
or before 1856 Van Diemen's Land
island in the South Pacific separated from the southeastern part of mainland Australia by Bass Strait
2
state of southeastern Australia south of Victoria and coextensive with the island of Tasmania; capital Hobart area 26,383 square miles (68,332 square kilometers), population 495,354
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