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Australian Ballet(encyclopedia)
Australian Alps(encyclopedia)
Australian Aboriginal(encyclopedia)
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Australian (iou)



Australian noun & adjective. L17.
[French australien, from Latin australis in Terra Australis southern land (see sense A.1 below), + -AN.]
A. noun.
1. A native of the Terra Australis, the supposed continent and islands lying in the Great Southern Ocean, now identified as including Australasia, Polynesia, and parts of southern S. America. L17-L18.
2. A native or inhabitant of the island-continent of Australia. E19.
new Australian: see NEW adjective.
B. adjective. Of or pertaining to Australia. E19.
Australian cattle-dog Austral. & NZ a cattle-dog with a dark speckled body. Australian crawl a fast swimming stroke originating in Australia. Australian football = Australian Rules football below. Australian MAGPIE. Australian PRATINCOLE. Australian Rules (the rules governing) a form of football developed in Australia (= Australian Rules football below). Australian Rules football a form of football played on an oval pitch with a rugby ball by teams of 18 players. Australian salmon a large green and silver percoid fish, Arripis trutta, found off the coast of New Zealand and SE Australia. Australian teak = FLINDOSA. Australian terrier a wire-haired terrier of an Australian breed. Australian warbler: see WARBLER 2c.
Australi'ana noun pl. [-ANA] publications or other items concerning or associated with Australia M19.
Australianism noun (a) a word or idiom peculiar to Australia; (b) = Australianness: L19.
Australianize verb trans. make Australian in character etc. L19.
Australianness [-n-n-] noun the state or quality of being Australian M20.