Commonwealth of Australia

Variant of Australia

Australia definition

Aus·tralia (ô strāl′yə)

  1. island continent in the Southern Hemisphere between the S Pacific and Indian oceans
  2. country comprising this continent and Tasmania: a member of the Commonwealth: 2,970,000 sq mi (7,682,000 sq km); pop. 16,800,000; cap. Canberra
    official name Commonwealth of Australia

Etymology: ModL < L (terra) australis, southern (land): see austral

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