AUSTRALIA


Meaning of AUSTRALIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈstrāl-yə, ä-, ə- ]

geographical name

1. continent of the eastern hemisphere SE of Asia & S of the equator area 2,948,366 square miles (7,665,751 square kilometers )

2. or Commonwealth of Australia dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations including the continent of Australia & island of Tasmania capital Canberra area 2,967,909 square miles (7,716,563 square kilometers ), population 17,562,000

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.