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Meaning of Australia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə

Definitions

An island of Oceania.
A country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire. Official name: Commonwealth of Australia. Capital: Canberra.
A continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands.

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Afrikaans Australië

አማርኛ አውስትራልያ

العربية أستراليا أوستراليا ؤسطراليا

Azərbaycanca Avstraliya

Беларуская Аўстралія

Български Австралия

বাংলা অস্ট্রেলিয়া

Bosanski Australija Аустралија

Català Austràlia

Čeština Austrálie

Cymraeg Awstralia

Dansk Australien

Deutsch Auschdralie Australien

Ελληνικά Αυστραλία

Esperanto Aŭstralio

Español australia

Eesti Austraalia

Euskara Australia

فارسی آسترالیا آسترلیا آستریلیا استرالیا

Suomi Australia

Vosa Vakaviti Ositerelia

Français Australie

Gaeilge Astráil

Galego Australia

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻAukekulelia Nuhōlani

עברית אוסטרליה

हिन्दी ऑस्ट्रेलिया

Hrvatski Australija Аустралија

Magyar Ausztrália

Հայերեն Ավստրալիա

Bahasa Indonesia Australia

Íslenska Ástralía

Italiano Australia

日本語ウーメラオーストラリアオーストラリア大陸バーバンク濠濠太剌利濠洲豪豪州

ქართული ავსტრალია

Қазақша Аустралия

ខ្មែរ អូស្ត្រាលី

한국어 濠洲 오스트랄리아 오스트레일리아 호사태랄리아 호주

Kurdî ûc

Кыргызча Австралия

Latina Australia

ລາວ ອົດສະຕາລີ

Lietuvių Australija

Latviešu Austrālija

Malagasy Aostralia

Македонски Австралија

മലയാളം ഓസ്ട്രേലിയ

Монгол Австрали

Bahasa Melayu Australia

Malti Awstralja

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဩစတြေးလျ

नेपाली अस्ट्रेलिया

Nederlands Australië

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅଷ୍ଟ୍ରେଲିଆ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ آسٹریلیا ਅਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ

Polski Australia

پښتو اسټراليا

Português Austrália

Română Australia

Русский Австралия

Slovenčina Austrália

Slovenščina Avstralija

Gagana Sāmoa Ausetalia

Shqip Australi

Српски Australija Аустралија

Svenska Australien Ulimaroa

Kiswahili Australia

தமிழ் அவுஸ்திரேலியா ஆஸ்திரேலியா

తెలుగు ఆస్ట్రేలియా

Тоҷикӣ Австралия

ไทย ออสเตรเลีย

ትግርኛ ኣውስትራሊያ

Türkmençe Awstraliýa

Türkçe Avustralya

ئۇيغۇرچە ئاۋسترالىيە

Українська Австралія

اردو آسٹریلیا

Oʻzbekcha Avstraliya

Tiếng Việt Australia châu Úc Ô-xtrây-li-a Úc Úc Châu Úc Đại Lợi 澳大利澳洲

Yorùbá Ọsirelia

中文澳大利亞 /澳大利亚澳洲

IsiZulu i-Ostreliya

Examples

“1693: translation of a French novel by Jacques Sadeur (believed to be a pen name of Gabriel de Foigny) titled Les Aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la Découverte et le Voiage de la Terre Australe published 1692, translation published in London in 1693. Quoted in The Australian Language by Sidney J. Baker, second edition, 1966, chapter XIX, section 1, pages 388-9. This is all that I can have a certain knowledge of as to that side of Australia ...”

“Had I permitted myself any innovation upon the original term, it would have been to convert it into AUSTRALIA; as being more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth.”

“During Movember (the month formerly known as November), men around the globe grow mustaches (hence the name) while raising money for men’s health issues. Movember started in Australia in 2003.”

“The statement did not specify the location of that trip, but provided further details of her romantic life, stating that Saroukos and her husband spent eight days together before she returned to Australia on Dec. 21.”

“He is going to Australia for his honeymoon for 10 days.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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