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Australia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ɒˈstɹeɪ.liː.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.jə/ (Received-Pronunciation, dated)
  • (Australia) audio
  • (US) audio non-cot-caught
  • /ɑˈstɹɛl.jə/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
  • /-ɹeɪl-/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
  • (US) audio cot-caught
  • /əˈstɹæɪ.liː.ə/ (Australia)
  • /-ɹe.jə/ (Australia)
  • /ɔːˈstɹeɪ.lɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation, dated)
  • /əˈstɹɛ.liː.ə/ (Tasmanian)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ɒˈstɹeɪl.jə/ Australia, Macquarie Dictionary
  • /ɒˈstɹeɪ.li.jə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɑˈstɹɛl.i.ə/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
  • /ɔˈstɹeɪl.jə/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
  • /əˈstɹæɪ.jə/ (Australia)
  • /-ɹɛl-/ (Australia)
  • /əˈstɹæɪl.jə/ (Australia)
  • /ɔˈstɹeɪl.i.ə/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
  • /əˈstɹeɪl.jə/ Australia, Macquarie Dictionary

Etymology

First attested 16th century, from Latin terra austrālis incōgnita (“unknown southern land”), from auster (“the south wind”). Used also in 1693 (quotation below). Popularised by Matthew Flinders in 1814 (quotation below). By surface analysis, Austral- + -ia. Distantly cognate to Austria, containing the same Proto-Indo-European root, but through German where it retained the earlier sense of “east” rather than “south”. See also Terra Australis.

Meanings

  1. An island of Oceania.
    • 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. 1814, Matthew Flinders, A Voyage to Terra Australis, volume 1 (at Project Gutenberg)
    • 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 ...
  2. 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.
    • 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. 2025 May 30, Riley Cedar, “Soldier’s wife deported to Australia after detainment in Hawaii”, in Military Times:
    • 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. 2011 November 1, Emily Smith, “‘Movember’ gets hairy, for a cause”, in CNN:
  3. A continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands.
    • He is going to Australia for his honeymoon for 10 days.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Straya Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic
'Straya Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

the Massachusetts of Australia · Australianism · Australorp · Australia Day · Australophobe · Australasia · Western Australia · Australia Tax · Commonwealth of Australia · Eastralia · Westralia · Australia Felix · Australia antigen · Australian · Order of Australia · South Australia · Aussie · North Australia · Central Australia

Descendants

ʻAukekulelia · Ahitereiria · Auhitalia · オーストラリア · ᎡᎳᏗᏝ · Awstraliya

Hypernyms

Antipodes

Relateds

Countries of the world · Austria · Austrasia · AU · Aust

Synonyms

Oceania · land down under · Aussie · Straya · Sahul · Aussieland · New Holland · Meganesia · Terra Australis · Stralia · Oz · Upsidedownland

Translations (335)

br Aostralia (Commonwealth of Australia) · gd Astràilia (Commonwealth of Australia) · gu ઓસ્ટ્રેલિયા (Commonwealth of Australia) · sd آسٽريليا (Commonwealth of Australia) · sc Austràlia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ar أُوسْتُرَالِيَا (continent of Australia) · zh 澳洲 (continent of Australia) · ja オーストラリア (Commonwealth of Australia) · ar أُسْتُرَالِيَا (continent of Australia) · ms Australia (continent of Australia) · af Australië (continent of Australia) · uli Awstraliya (continent of Australia) · cdo 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (Commonwealth of Australia) · ko 오스트레일리아 (Commonwealth of Australia) · mk Австралија (continent of Australia) · ps اسټراليا (Commonwealth of Australia) · ro Australia (continent of Australia) · kn ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯ (Commonwealth of Australia) · hsb Awstralska (Commonwealth of Australia) · aii ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (continent of Australia) · fa آسْتْرَالِیَا (continent of Australia) · th ออสเตรเลีย (Commonwealth of Australia) · bn অস্ট্রেলিয়া (continent of Australia) · wa Ostraleye (Commonwealth of Australia) · is Ástralía (Commonwealth of Australia) · ko 호주 (continent of Australia) · vi Úc Châu (continent of Australia) · sa महालङ्का (Commonwealth of Australia) · ja 濠洲 (continent of Australia) · ga An Astráil (continent of Australia) · uk Австра́лія (Commonwealth of Australia) · pih Ostrielya (Commonwealth of Australia) · nb Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · he אוֹסְטְרַלְיָה (Commonwealth of Australia) · de Auschdralie (Commonwealth of Australia) · sh Aùstrālija (Commonwealth of Australia) · lo ອົສຕາລີ (Commonwealth of Australia) · he אוֹסְטְרַלְיָה (continent of Australia) · de Australien (Commonwealth of Australia) · cu Аѵстралїꙗ (Commonwealth of Australia) · yue 澳洲 (Commonwealth of Australia) · hak 澳洲 (Commonwealth of Australia) · co Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · svm Lauštralija (Commonwealth of Australia) · hi ऑस्ट्रेलिया (Commonwealth of Australia) · mi Te Whenua Moemoeā (Commonwealth of Australia) · ast Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · kk Аустралия (Commonwealth of Australia) · oc Austràlia (continent of Australia) · te ఆస్ట్రేలియా (continent of Australia) · fa آسْتْرَلِیَا (continent of Australia) · vi Úc (Commonwealth of Australia) · izh Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ps آستراليا (Commonwealth of Australia) · ta அவுஸ்திரேலியா (Commonwealth of Australia) · hu Ausztrália (continent of Australia) · sv Australien (Commonwealth of Australia) · ce Австрали (Commonwealth of Australia) · cy Awstralia (Commonwealth of Australia) · mfe Lostrali (Commonwealth of Australia) · vi Châu Úc (Commonwealth of Australia) · ja 豪州 (continent of Australia) · uli Awstraliya (Commonwealth of Australia) · zh 澳洲 (continent of Australia) · dsb Awstralska (Commonwealth of Australia) · ml ആസ്ട്രേലിയ (Commonwealth of Australia) · izh Australia (continent of Australia) · kam Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · haw Nuhōlani (Commonwealth of Australia) · haw ʻAukekulelia (continent of Australia) · ne अस्ट्रेलिया (Commonwealth of Australia) · mfe Ostrali (continent of Australia) · yi אַווסטראַליע (Commonwealth of Australia) · ko 호주 (Commonwealth of Australia) · sm Ausetalia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ps اسټراليا (continent of Australia) · ta ஆஸ்திரேலியா (Commonwealth of Australia) · vi Úc Đại Lợi (Commonwealth of Australia) · yue 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (Commonwealth of Australia) · gv Yn Austrail (continent of Australia) · nl Australië (continent of Australia) · luy Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · mi Te Pāpaka-a-Māui (Commonwealth of Australia) · yo Ọsirélíà (Commonwealth of Australia) · vo Stralop (continent of Australia) · luo Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · mh Aujtōrōlia (continent of Australia) · haw ʻAukekulelia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ur آسْٹْریلِیا (continent of Australia) · vi Úc Châu (Commonwealth of Australia) · zh 澳洲 (Commonwealth of Australia) · bg Австра́лия (Commonwealth of Australia) · nv Nahatʼeʼiitsoh bikéyah (Commonwealth of Australia) · kmr Ewistralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · mfe Ostrali (Commonwealth of Australia) · de Australien (Commonwealth of Australia) · pdt Australien (Commonwealth of Australia) · bo ཨོ་སེ་ཐེ་ལི་ཡ (Commonwealth of Australia) · fa اُسْتُرالِیا (Commonwealth of Australia) · hsb Awstralija (continent of Australia) · sh Aùstrālija (continent of Australia) · yi אויסטראַליע (Commonwealth of Australia) · nrf Âostralie (continent of Australia) · be Аўстра́лія (continent of Australia) · ja 濠洲 (Commonwealth of Australia) · vi nước Úc (Commonwealth of Australia) · pa ਅਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ (Commonwealth of Australia) · uz Avstraliya (Commonwealth of Australia) · pt Austrália (continent of Australia) · mn ᠠᠦ᠋ᠰᠲ᠋ᠷᠠᠯᠢ (Commonwealth of Australia) · da Australien (Commonwealth of Australia) · pdt Australien (continent of Australia) · fy Austraalje (Commonwealth of Australia) · ps آستراليا (continent of Australia) · cv Австрали (Commonwealth of Australia) · ja 豪 (Commonwealth of Australia) · es Australia (continent of Australia) · ty Autereraria (Commonwealth of Australia) · vi Châu Úc (continent of Australia) · ja 濠 (Commonwealth of Australia) · cdo 澳洲 (Commonwealth of Australia) · be Аўстра́лія (Commonwealth of Australia) · ki Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · gug Autarália (Commonwealth of Australia) · tr Avustralya (continent of Australia) · ja オーストラリア (continent of Australia) · or ଅଷ୍ଟ୍ରେଲିଆ (Commonwealth of Australia) · hi ओस्ट्रेलिया (Commonwealth of Australia) · mdf Австралие (Commonwealth of Australia) · tcs Ostrelia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ky Австралия (Commonwealth of Australia) · pl Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · fa آسْتْریلِیَا (Commonwealth of Australia) · rar ʻAutirēria (Commonwealth of Australia) · pa آسٹریلیا (Commonwealth of Australia) · ta ஆத்திரேலியா (Commonwealth of Australia) · am አውስትራልያ (Commonwealth of Australia) · ti ኣውስትራልያ (Commonwealth of Australia) · chr ᎡᎳᏗᏜ (Commonwealth of Australia) · fa اُسْتُرالِیا (continent of Australia) · ps استراليا (Commonwealth of Australia) · ulk Keo Daudai (Commonwealth of Australia) · gl Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · wuu 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (Commonwealth of Australia) · fa آسْتْرَالِیَا (Commonwealth of Australia) · ha Ostareliya (Commonwealth of Australia) · kld Yarraanbaa (continent of Australia) · zh 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (Commonwealth of Australia) · ur آسْٹْریلِیا (Commonwealth of Australia) · tk Awstraliýa (Commonwealth of Australia) · sah Аустралия (Commonwealth of Australia) · mk Австралија (Commonwealth of Australia) · vi Ô-xtrây-li-a (Commonwealth of Australia) · pt Austrália (Commonwealth of Australia) · tl Australya (Commonwealth of Australia) · mos wostrali (continent of Australia) · shn ဢေႃႇၸတြေးလီးယိူဝ်း (Commonwealth of Australia) · eo Aŭstralio (Commonwealth of Australia) · ps استراليا (continent of Australia) · ru Австра́лия (Commonwealth of Australia) · cs Austrálie (Commonwealth of Australia) · hrx Australje (Commonwealth of Australia) · fj Ositerelia (Commonwealth of Australia) · sh Ау̀стра̄лија (Commonwealth of Australia) · gl Australia (continent of Australia) · pkp Oteleilia (Commonwealth of Australia) · as অষ্ট্ৰেলিয়া (Commonwealth of Australia) · fa اُسْتْرالِیا (Commonwealth of Australia) · ban Ostrali (Commonwealth of Australia) · fo Avstralia (Commonwealth of Australia) · rue Австра́лія (Commonwealth of Australia) · lo ອົດສະຕາລີ (Commonwealth of Australia) · hi आस्ट्रेलिया (continent of Australia) · kln Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · es Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · hy Ավստրալիա (continent of Australia) · crh Avstraliya (Commonwealth of Australia) · ga Astráil (Commonwealth of Australia) · ca Austràlia (Commonwealth of Australia) · nb Australia (continent of Australia) · vo Laustralän (Commonwealth of Australia) · lt Australija (Commonwealth of Australia) · ja 豪州 (Commonwealth of Australia) · ms Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · fr Australie (continent of Australia) · ch Ostereilia (Commonwealth of Australia) · kn ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೆಲಿಯ (Commonwealth of Australia) · sk Austrália (Commonwealth of Australia) · ia Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · bn অস্ট্রেলিয়া (Commonwealth of Australia) · din Authërelia (Commonwealth of Australia) · sh Ау̀стра̄лија (continent of Australia) · da Australien (continent of Australia) · af Australië (Commonwealth of Australia) · et Austraalia (continent of Australia) · tg Австралия (Commonwealth of Australia) · sw Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · az Avstraliya (Commonwealth of Australia) · za Audaliya (Commonwealth of Australia) · hi ओस्ट्रेलिया (continent of Australia) · kmr Awustralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · so Ustraleeya (Commonwealth of Australia) · to ʻAositelēlia (Commonwealth of Australia) · vi Úc (continent of Australia) · ta அவுஸ்திரேலியா (continent of Australia) · ar ؤسطراليا (Commonwealth of Australia) · yi אַווסטראַליע (continent of Australia) · ja オーストラリア大陸 (continent of Australia) · kmr Ustralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · lt Australija (continent of Australia) · na Otereiriya (Commonwealth of Australia) · hi ऑस्ट्रेलिया (continent of Australia) · km អូស្ត្រាលី (Commonwealth of Australia) · zu i-Ostreliya (Commonwealth of Australia) · mn Австрали (Commonwealth of Australia) · vi Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · niu Ausetalia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ml ഓസ്ട്രേലിയ (Commonwealth of Australia) · el Αυστραλία (Commonwealth of Australia) · et Austraalia (Commonwealth of Australia) · sq Australi (Commonwealth of Australia) · an Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · sco Austrailie (Commonwealth of Australia) · nrf Australie (Commonwealth of Australia) · cs Austrálie (continent of Australia) · zh 澳洲 (Commonwealth of Australia) · mn Австрали улс (Commonwealth of Australia) · za Aucouh (Commonwealth of Australia) · as অষ্ট্ৰেলিয়া (continent of Australia) · tr Avustralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · lv Austrālija (Commonwealth of Australia) · mfe Lostrali (continent of Australia) · kld Yarraanbaa (Commonwealth of Australia) · ryu オーストラリア (Commonwealth of Australia) · yue 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (continent of Australia) · it Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · aii ܐܘܼܣܛܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (Commonwealth of Australia) · te ఆస్ట్రేలియా (Commonwealth of Australia) · nn Australia (continent of Australia) · ja 豪 (continent of Australia) · ja 濠 (continent of Australia) · mwp Koey Daudai (Commonwealth of Australia) · zh 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (Commonwealth of Australia) · hi आस्ट्रेलिया (Commonwealth of Australia) · bg Австралия (continent of Australia) · hy Ավստրալիա (Commonwealth of Australia) · wuu 澳洲 (Commonwealth of Australia) · ug ئاۋسترالىيە (continent of Australia) · ar أستراليا (Commonwealth of Australia) · mi Ahitereiria (Commonwealth of Australia) · sv Australien (continent of Australia) · ta ஆஸ்திரேலியா (continent of Australia) · dz ཨས་ཊེཡེ་ལི་ཡ (Commonwealth of Australia) · ab Австралиа (Commonwealth of Australia) · vep Avstralii (Commonwealth of Australia) · ka ავსტრალია (Commonwealth of Australia) · ro Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · pa ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ (Commonwealth of Australia) · nn Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · fa آسْتْریلِیَا (continent of Australia) · tl Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · tt Австралия (Commonwealth of Australia) · nrf Âostralie (Commonwealth of Australia) · bi Ostrelia (Commonwealth of Australia) · km អូស្ត្រាលី (continent of Australia) · yue 澳洲 (continent of Australia) · kmr Ostralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · din Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · pl Australia (continent of Australia) · gv Yn Austrail (Commonwealth of Australia) · ko 오스트레일리아 (continent of Australia) · lv Austrālija (continent of Australia) · my ဩစတြေးလျ (continent of Australia) · ko 오스트랄리아 (Commonwealth of Australia) · hak 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (Commonwealth of Australia) · ti ኣውስትራሊያ (Commonwealth of Australia) · th ออสเตรเลีย (continent of Australia) · fi Australian manner (continent of Australia) · mr ओस्ट्रेलिया (Commonwealth of Australia) · nrf Australie (continent of Australia) · tpi Ostrelia (Commonwealth of Australia) · tl Awstralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · fi Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ckb ئوسترالیا (Commonwealth of Australia) · oc Austràlia (Commonwealth of Australia) · mh Aujtōrōlia (Commonwealth of Australia) · fa اُسْتْرالِیا (continent of Australia) · zza Awıstralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · la Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · de Australien (Commonwealth of Australia) · zh 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (continent of Australia) · ar أُسْتُرَالِيَا (Commonwealth of Australia) · fi Australia (continent of Australia) · id Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · nl Australië (Commonwealth of Australia) · iu ᐊᔅᑦᕌᓕᐊ (Commonwealth of Australia) · ca Austràlia (continent of Australia) · is Ástralía (continent of Australia) · kmr Ewustralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · wo Óstraali (Commonwealth of Australia) · mg Aostralia (Commonwealth of Australia) · sk Austrália (continent of Australia) · zh 澳大利亞 /澳大利亚 (continent of Australia) · sco Australie (Commonwealth of Australia) · ka ავსტრალია (continent of Australia) · mr ऑस्ट्रेलिया (Commonwealth of Australia) · dv އޮސްޓަރުލިޔާ (Commonwealth of Australia) · kmr Awistralya (Commonwealth of Australia) · gah Australeliaka (Commonwealth of Australia) · chr ᎡᎳᏗᏝ (Commonwealth of Australia) · de Australien (continent of Australia) · nah Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · my ဩစတြေးလျ (Commonwealth of Australia) · aii ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ (Commonwealth of Australia) · krc Австралия (Commonwealth of Australia) · sl Avstrálija (Commonwealth of Australia) · sv Ulimaroa (continent of Australia) · hu Ausztrália (Commonwealth of Australia) · mt Awstralja (Commonwealth of Australia) · si ඕස්ට්රේලියාව (Commonwealth of Australia) · os Австрали (Commonwealth of Australia) · kw Ostrali (Commonwealth of Australia) · eu Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ace Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · ba Австралия (Commonwealth of Australia) · ru Австра́лия (continent of Australia) · fr Australie (Commonwealth of Australia) · ty Auterāria (Commonwealth of Australia) · kmr Australya (Commonwealth of Australia) · ug ئاۋسترالىيە (Commonwealth of Australia) · lo ອົດສະຕຣາລີ (Commonwealth of Australia) · hif Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) · sl Avstrálija (continent of Australia) · ko 오스트랄리아 (continent of Australia) · fa آسْتْرَلِیَا (Commonwealth of Australia)

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