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Australian (plural Australians)

  1. A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.

    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 38:

      An Australian was once appointed on contract, but he swore too much.

  2. A person from the continent of Australia.
  3. A language of the country or continent of Australia; Australian (Australian English).

a person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent

Australian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages.
  2. (humorous, US) Upside down.

    Australian scrolling

    Google's name for a style of scrolling with a mousepad in which the flicking direction is inverted in comparison to the "standard" style

of or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or languages

of or pertaining to the country of Australia

of or pertaining to a person (people) of the country of Australia

of or pertaining to a person (people) of the continent of Australia

Australian

  1. The Australian, an Australian newspaper.

Australian

  1. inessive indefinite of Australia
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯strɑ(ː)liɑn/, [ˈɑ̝u̯s̠trɑ̝(ː)ˌliɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -iɑn
  • Syllabification(key): Aust‧ra‧li‧an

Australian

  1. genitive singular of Australia
    Australian pääkaupunkiterritorio ― Australian Capital Territory