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adjective(Aus-tra-lian)of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent or commonwealth of Australia, its inhabitants, or the languages spoken there
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adjective(Aus-tra-lian)of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region that comprises Australia, the islands north of it from Celebes eastward, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Polynesia
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)a native or inhabitant of the Australian commonwealth
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)a group of about 200 languages spoken by the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)an official ballot printed at public expense on which the names of all the candidates and proposals appear and which is distributed only at the polling place and marked in secret
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)any of a breed of medium-sized dogs that were developed in Australia to herd cattle and that have upright ears and a red or blue mottled coat
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)any of several casuarinas (especially Casuarina equisetifolia) now widely grown as ornamentals in warm regions
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)a game resembling rugby that is played between two teams of 18 players on a field 180—190 yards long that has four goalposts at each end
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)any of a breed of agile intelligent short-tailed working dogs developed in the U.S. for herding livestock
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noun(Aus-tra-lian)any of a breed of small rather short-legged wirehaired terriers of Australian origin usually having a tan and blue or sandy coat
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geographical name(Aus-tra-lian)mountain range of southeastern Australia in eastern Victoria and southeastern New South Wales forming the southern end of the Great Dividing Range
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geographical name(Aus-tra-lian)district of southeastern Australia including two areas, one around Canberra and the other on Jervis Bay, surrounded by New South Wales area 939 square miles (2441 square kilometers), population 356,586