Definition of Australian
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent or commonwealth of Australia, its inhabitants, or the languages spoken there
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: 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
nounDefinition of Australian (Entry 2 of 2)
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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
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The first known use of Australian was in 1795
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