Australian

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adjective

Aus·​tra·​lian ȯ-ˈstrāl-yən 

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: of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent or commonwealth of Australia, its inhabitants, or the languages spoken there

2

: of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region that comprises Australia, the islands north of it from Celebes eastward, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Polynesia

Australian

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noun

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: a native or inhabitant of the Australian commonwealth

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: a group of about 200 languages spoken by the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia

Examples of Australian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The top-10 chip counts are currently led by Australian Michael Addamo, who won the biggest pot of the night on the final level late Tuesday. —Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

His other accolades include four U.S. Open titles, two Wimbledon championships, two Olympic gold medals and two Australian Open crowns. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024

Noun

The last two years have seen the Australian, who turns 17 in late December, draw comparisons to sprinting great Usain Bolt. —Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024

The following year, filmmaker and fellow Australian Baz Luhrmann called her up to star in his digital cover for Vogue Australia’s June 2022 issue. —Irene Kim, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Australian

• Australian ballot
• Australian cattle dog
• Australian pine
• Australian Rules football
• Australian shepherd
• Australian terrier

Kids Definition

Australian

adjective

Aus·​tra·​lian

ȯ-ˈstrāl-yən,

ä-

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia or its people