I. -lyən sometimes -lēən noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Australia + English -an
1. : an aborigine of Australia whose physical characters include dolichocephaly, dark brown skin, black often wavy hair, heavy beard, prominent brow ridges and marked prognathism, and medium stature
2. : a native or inhabitant of the Australian commonwealth
3. : australian english
4. : the speech of the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : of or relating to the continent or commonwealth of Australia, its inhabitants, or the languages spoken there
2.
a. : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region that comprises Australia and the islands north of it from Celebes eastward, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Polynesia
b. : of, relating to, or being the subregion of the Australian region that comprises Australia and Tasmania — compare austrogaean
3. : native to Australia — often used to indicate organisms with but superficial resemblance to those designated by the substantive