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Meaning of Van Diemen's Land | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/væn ˈdiːmənz ˌlænd/

Definitions

The former name (until 1856) of the then-British colony and current state of Australia now known as Tasmania.

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Examples

“Let it ſuffice to inform him, that in our Paſſage from thence to the Eaſt-Indies, we were driven by a violent Storm to the Northweſt of Van Diemen's''' Land.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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