Main Entry: Aus·tra·lia

Pronunciation: \ȯ-ˈstrāl-yə, ä-, ə-\

Function: geographical name

1 continent of the eastern hemisphere SE of Asia & S of the equator area 2,948,366 square miles (7,665,751 square kilometers)
2or Commonwealth of Australia dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations including the continent of Australia & island of Tasmania ∗ Canberra area 2,967,909 square miles (7,716,563 square kilometers), population 17,562,000