Australian

PluralAustralians

1. 1
   nationalityadjective

   Belonging to, originating in, or relating to Australia, its people, or its languages.

   Australian wildlife includes many species found nowhere else on earth.

   The treaty was negotiated by senior Australian officials over several months.

   UsageWritten with a capital A, like other nationality words: an Australian accent.

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A person from Australia, especially a native or citizen of the country, or someone of Australian descent.

   Several Australians were among the survivors flown home after the disaster.

   Her father was an Australian who moved to Canada in his twenties.

3. 3
   languagenoununcountable

   The variety of English spoken in Australia; less often, any of the Indigenous languages of the continent.

   After a month in Perth, he had picked up enough Australian to know that 'arvo' means afternoon.

   Newcomers sometimes struggle with rapid Australian until their ears adjust.

   UsageUsed without a: pick up some Australian. Often said in full as Australian English.

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