australian

1. 1.

   a native or inhabitant of Australia

   SynonymsAussie

   Broaderinhabitant

   NarrowerAborigine

   Part ofAustralia
2. 2.

   the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines

   SynonymsAboriginal Australian

   BroaderAustronesian

   NarrowerDyirbalWalbiri

   Australia

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages

   “Australian deserts”

   “Australian aborigines”

Other forms of australian

plural

australians·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about australian

What does australian mean?

australian means "a native or inhabitant of Australia". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in australian?

australian has 3 syllables: au-stra-lian. The stress falls on "stra". In IPA it is /ɔˈstɹeɪljən/.

What is another word for australian?

Close synonyms include Aussie, Aboriginal Australian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is australian a common word?

australian is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.