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Aus·tra·lia | \ ȯ-ˈstrāl-yə 
, ä-, ə- \
, ä-, ə- \Definition of Australia
1 continent of the eastern hemisphere southeast of Asia and south of the Equator area 2,948,366 square miles (7,665,751 square kilometers)
2 or Commonwealth of Australia dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations including the continent of Australia and the island of Tasmania; capital Canberra area 2,988,902 square miles (7,741,220 square kilometers), population 23,470,000 — see also australian
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“Australia.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Australia. Accessed 15 December 2019.
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