Van Diemen's Land
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Van Diemen's Land
- /væn ˈdiːmənz ˌlænd/
Where it comes from
After the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Anthony van Diemen, who sent Abel Tasman on the voyage on which Tasman discovered the island.
proper noun
- The former name (until 1856) of the then-British colony and current state of Australia now known as Tasmania. Let it ſuffice to inform him, that in our Paſſage from thence to the Eaſt-Indies, we were driven by a violent Storm to the Northweſt of Van Diemen's Land.
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name former name of Tasmania
| Português | Terra de Van Diemen |
|---|---|
| Français | terre de Van Diemen |
| Deutsch | Vandiemensland |
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