Synonyms: Australia, Commonwealth of Australia
Definition: 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
Similar words: country, state, land
Definition: the territory occupied by a nation
Usage: he returned to the land of his birth; he visited several European countries
Synonyms: Australia
Definition: the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
Similar words: continent
Definition: one of the large landmasses of the earth
Usage: there are seven continents; pioneers had to cross the continent on foot