Australian

Australian
I. adjective Date: 1814 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent or commonwealth of Australia, its inhabitants, or the languages spoken there 2. of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region that comprises Australia, the islands north of it from Celebes eastward, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Polynesia II. noun Date: 1814 1. a native or inhabitant of the Australian commonwealth 2. a group of about 200 languages spoken by the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia

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