Australian
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Australian/ɒˈstreɪliən/
▶noun a native or national of Australia, or a person of Australian descent. ▶adjective relating to Australia.
– derivatives
Australianism noun.
Australianism noun.
– origin from Fr. australien, from L. australis in the phr. Terra Australis ‘the southern land’, the name of the supposed southern continent.
'Australian' also found in these Oxford entries:
AAA
- ABC
- aboriginal
- aborigine
- ACT
- adjigo
- AFL
- Agent General
- alcheringa
- Alexander technique
- All Ordinaries index
- ALP
- Anzac
- apostlebird
- Aussie
- Australian Rules
- Australoid
- Austro-
- balander
- banksia
- baobab
- bearded dragon
- behind
- behind line
- bettong
- bilby
- bindi-eye
- black
- black bean
- blackboy
- blackbutt
- boomerang
- bora
- boronia
- bottlebrush
- bottle tree
- brigalow
- brolga
- bronzewing
- brushtail
- budgerigar
- bulldog ant
- bunya
- burrawang
- Bushman
- chough
- churinga
- cockatiel
- commonwealth
