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Western Australia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n əˈstɹeɪljə/

Meanings

1. A state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Perth.
   • AO Neville, the Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia until the 1930s, railed against the risk of the creation of a ‘third race’ of half-castes. 2021 November 7, Claire [G.] Coleman, “Not quite blak enough: ‘The people who think I am too white to be Aboriginal are all white’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2021:

Relateds

sandgroper for persons from the state · WA

Translations (41)

cmn 西澳大利亞 /西澳大利亚 (state of Australia) · vi Tây Úc (state of Australia) · af Wes-Australië (state of Australia) · bn পচ্চিম অস্ট্রেলিয়া (state of Australia) · fr Australie-Occidentale (state of Australia) · sl Zahodna Avstralija (state of Australia) · et Lääne-Austraalia (state of Australia) · ru За́падная Австра́лия (state of Australia) · km អូស្ត្រាលីខាងលិច (state of Australia) · bg За́падна Австра́лия (state of Australia) · be Захо́дняя Аўстра́лія (state of Australia) · el Δυτική Αυστραλία (state of Australia) · pt Austrália Ocidental (state of Australia) · sh Zapadna Australija (state of Australia) · nrf Australie Occidentale (state of Australia) · eo Okcidenta Aŭstralio (state of Australia) · ca Austràlia Occidental (state of Australia) · nl West-Australië (state of Australia) · sh Западна Аустралија (state of Australia) · cs Západní Austrálie (state of Australia) · ar أُوسْتُرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة (state of Australia) · es Australia Occidental (state of Australia) · cmn 西澳 (state of Australia) · it Australia Occidentale (state of Australia) · fa استرالیای غربی (state of Australia) · ar أُسْتْرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة (state of Australia) · cy Awstralia Gorwellin (state of Australia) · mi Ahitereiria ki te Hauāuru (state of Australia) · mk За́падна Австра́лија (state of Australia) · ka დასავლეთი ავსტრალია (state of Australia) · de Western Australia (state of Australia) · pl Australia Zachodnia (state of Australia) · th เวสเทิร์นออสเตรเลีย (state of Australia) · fi Länsi-Australia (state of Australia) · uk За́хідна Австра́лія (state of Australia) · hu Nyugat-Ausztrália (state of Australia) · sk Západná Austrália (state of Australia) · chr ᏭᏕᎵᎬᏗᏢ ᏒᎳᏗᏜ (state of Australia) · cmn 西澳洲 (state of Australia) · ja 西オーストラリア (state of Australia) · ms Australia Barat (state of Australia)