Australia
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(noun) a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony |
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Synonyms: Commonwealth of Australia |
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Related Words: country, land, nation, state |
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(noun) the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean |
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Related Words: continent |
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