Meaning of AUSTRALIA

Pronunciation:			o'streylyu
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; 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 [n]  the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
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	Synonyms:		Commonwealth of Australia
	See Also:		Aussie, Australia, Australia, Australian, Australian capital, Australian Desert, Australian state, Canberra, capital of Australia, Commonwealth of Australia, continent, country, Darling, Darling River, eastern hemisphere, land, Murray, Murray River, Namoi, Namoi River, New South Wales, Northern Territory, orient, Queensland, South Australia, southern hemisphere, state, Tasmania, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia