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Australia
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Australia
(proper noun)
Australia
/ɑ
ˈ
streɪljə/
proper noun
Australia
/ɑ
ˈ
streɪljə/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of AUSTRALIA
1
:
continent southeast of Asia
2
:
country including the continent of Australia and the island of Tasmania
— Australian
/ɑ
ˈ
streɪljən/
adjective or noun
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