Main Entry:

Aus·tra·lia

Pronunciation:

\ȯ-ˈstrāl-yə, ä-, ə-\

Function:

geographical name

1continent 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