Australian
[ɒ'streiljәn]
Definition
(noun.) the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines.
(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Australia.
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Australia or its inhabitants or its languages; 'Australian deserts'; 'Australian aborigines' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Australia.
(n.) A native or an inhabitant of Australia.
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Examples
- Still more striking is the fact that peculiar Australian forms are represented by certain plants growing on the summits of the mountains of Borneo. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It is justly complained of that the Australian cooked meat is overcooked. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- But 'Cooee' is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The Honourable Ronald Adair was the second son of the Earl of Maynooth, at that time governor of one of the Australian colonies. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- To this day very primitive peoples, such as the Australian black-fellows, do not understand war. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- One of the farms which he held, that of Hatherley, was let to Mr. Charles McCarthy, who was also an ex-Australian. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- She was designed by the English engineer Brunel, and was intended for the Australian trade. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Among other remote and isolated little patches of language are the Papuan speech of New Guinea and the native Australian. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite conception of an Australian from Ballarat with a grey cloak. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Improvements in transport were also making Australian wool an increasingly marketable commodity in Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Australian settlements developed slowly until in 1842 the discovery of valuable copper mines, and in 1851 of gold, gave them a new importance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mr. Clift many years ago showed that the fossil mammals from the Australian caves were closely allied to the living marsupials of that continent. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In the Australian mammals, we see the process of diversification in an early and incomplete stage of development. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In December, 1859, Dr. Hooker published his Introduction to the Australian Flora. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- But 'Cooee' is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used between Australians. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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