Meaning of Australia in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈstreɪljə/

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  1. Noun

    Australia

    Definitions

    1. a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent

    Examples

    • « aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago »
    • « first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony »
  2. 2. the smallest continent

    Examples

    • « between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean »

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