ALL meanings of australia
Aus·tral·ia
A a - noun australia a country and the smallest continent, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific: a former British colony, now an independent member of the Commonwealth, constitutional links with Britain formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau, mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: dollar. Capital: Canberra. Pop: 23 029 674 (2013 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles) 3
- noun australia island continent in the Southern Hemisphere between the S Pacific and Indian oceans 3
- noun australia country comprising this continent and Tasmania: a member of the Commonwealth: 2,970,000 sq mi (7,682,000 sq km); pop. 16,800,000; cap. Canberra 3
- noun australia a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 1
- noun australia Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and territories of Australia and Tasmania. 2,974,581 sq. mi. (7,704,165 sq. km). Capital: Canberra. 1
- noun australia country in southern hemisphere 1