Tasmania
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Tasmania
- /tæzˈmeɪniə/ US
Rhymes with -eɪniə
Where it comes from
From Tasman + -ia, after the Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who visited and documented the island and New Zealand in 1642.
proper noun
- One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901. Capital: Hobart. Osteoporosis Australia is calling for the 'no hat, no play' policy in school playgrounds to be reassessed in the ACT and Tasmania, because children are not getting enough sunlight.
- The large island of Australia comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live.
Similar: the Apple Isle, lutruwita, Tassie, Van Diemen's Land
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tasmanian, tasman, tas., tassie, south australia, victoria, little island, texit, bass strait, western australia, capital city, territory, queensland, australia, apple isle, island state
proper noun
Similar: the Apple Isle, lutruwita, Tassie, Van Diemen's Land
Translations
Every language
name Australian state
| Español | Tasmania |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 태즈메이니아 Taejeumeinia |
| 日本語 | タスマニア Tasumania |
| 中文 | 塔斯馬尼亞 /塔斯马尼亚 Tǎsīmǎníyà |
| हिन्दी | टैज़मेनिया ṭaizmeniyā |
| Português | Tasmânia |
| Français | Tasmanie |
| Deutsch | Tasmanien |
| Italiano | Tasmania |
| Ελληνικά | Τασμανία Tasmanía |
| Русский | Тасма́ния Tasmánija |
| العربية | تَاسْمَانِيَا tasmāniyā, تسمانية tasmānīa, تسمانيا tāsmāniyā |
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