Australia meaning

UK /ɒˈstreɪlɪə/ US /ɔˈstreɪljə/ 3 syllables

Australia (noun): 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.

Australia has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Australia as a noun

  1. 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

    Synonyms: Commonwealth of Australia

    Type of: country

    Related forms: Australian

  2. the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean

    Type of: continent

    Kinds: Gulf of Carpentaria

How to pronounce Australia

Australia is pronounced /ɒˈstreɪlɪə/ in British English and /ɔˈstreɪljə/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Word lists: words starting with AU · words ending in IA · 9-letter words

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