| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Adjective | 1. Relating to or found in Australasia.[Wordnet] 2. Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions.[Websters] 3. Adjective base of the adverb australasianly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (australasianly) |
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective australasian.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Date "Australasian" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references) |
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| Australasian Bottled Water Institute | The Australasian Bottled Water Institute Inc. or (ABWI) is a regional member of the International Council of Bottled Water Associations or(ICBWA). The regions covered are Australia, New Zealand and Oceana. The ABWI is the certifying organization for water bottlers in Australasia as well as the peak industry council. The Institute represents it's members to industry regulators, bureaucrats and media affiliations as well as regulates and provides information on all types of bottled water. The members (bottled water companies) also rely on the aid of the ABWI to assist in fulfillment of government requirements/standards in order to reach and sustain a high standard of quality in product. Previous to (unknown date) The ABWI was called the Australian Chapter of the International Bottled Water Association. (references) | ||
| Australasian Federal Council | The Australiasian Federal Council was a fore-runner to the current Commonwealth of Australia, though its structure and members were different. It consisted of the then British Colonies of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Fiji, and others. New South Wales never joined the Council. It was a limited legislative body that met eight times in the last two decades of the nineteenth century to discuss matters of national importance. It had no power to enforce its decisions beyond that provided by the member colonies. (references) | ||
| Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union | The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, better known as the Meatworkers Union, is an Australian trade union, registered with the AIRC and affiliated to the ACTU. The AMIEU was formed in 1906 as the Federated Butchers Union, and changed its name to the AMIEU in 1912. Its registered industrial coverage (per the 1906 registration) is "Butchering Meat Refrigerating and kindred industries."([http://www.amieu.asn.au/images/upload/75.jpg 1906 AMIEU registration]) The AMIEU elects all officials from the rank and file for four year terms, excepting the Federal President and Secretary who are elected by a collegiate system. (references) | ||
| Australasian Schools Computer Competition | The Australasian Schools Computer Competition is an information technology-based competition open to school students in years 5-12 in Australia and New Zealand. (references) | ||
| Australasian Schools Writing Competition | The Australasian Schools Writing Competition is a competition open to school students in years 3-12 in Australia and New Zealand. It requires participants to write in a specific genre, which changes every year, based on supplied stimulus material. The length of entries depends on the year level. (references) | ||
| Australasian Shoveler | The Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. The male's head is blue-gray, with a vertical white crescent. It ranges from 46-53 cm. It lives in heavily vegetated swamps. It is Protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. (references) | ||
| Australasian treecreeper | There are 7 species of Australasian treecreeper in the passerine bird family Climacteridae. They are medium-small, mostly brown-coloured birds with patterning on their underparts and all are endemic to Australia-New Guinea. (references) | ||
| Australasian Union of Jewish Students | The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) is a federation of Jewish student societies at Australian and New Zealand universities and other higher education institutions. It was founded in 1948 at the University of Sydney and is affiliated with the World Union of Jewish Students. It organises social gatherings and does political lobbying for Jewish causes. (references) | ||
| Australasian Yellow Oriole | The Yellow Oriole or Green Oriole, (Oriolus flavocinctus) is an inconspicuous inhabitant of lush tropical vegetation throughout New Guinea and northern Australia, including Cape York Peninsula, the Top End and the Kimberley. (references) | ||
| Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union | The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia, making it the oldest national birding association of that country. In 1996 its name was changed to Birds Australia. The RAOU was one of the first major sponsors of the Gould League. (references) | ||
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Noun |
archipelago. Consider also: archipelagoes. | |
| Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. | Top | |
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Bohemian | australazijski (Australasian), Australoasijský (Australasian). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | australazijski (Australasian), Australoasijský (Australasian). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 澳大拉西亚的 (Australasian), 澳大拉西亚人 (Australasian), 大洋洲人 (Australasian). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 澳大拉西亞的 (Australasian), 澳大拉西亞人 (Australasian). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | australazijski (Australasian), Australoasijský (Australasian). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | Australasienne (Australasian), australasien (Australasian, Australasia ecozone), natif de l'Australasie (Australasian), natif d'Australasie (Australasian). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | Australasienne (Australasian), australasien (Australasian, Australasia ecozone), natif de l'Australasie (Australasian), natif d'Australasie (Australasian). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gaelg | Australasianagh (Australasian). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gailck | Australasianagh (Australasian). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 오스트랄라시아의 (Australasian), 오스트랄라시아 사람 (Australasian), 오스트랄라시아의 사람 (Australasian). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 오스트랄라시아의 (Australasian), 오스트랄라시아 사람 (Australasian), 오스트랄라시아의 사람 (Australasian). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | australasiatica (Australasian), dell'Australasia (Australasian). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | オーストララシアの (Australasian), オーストララシア (Australasia, Australasian). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 오스트랄라시아의 (Australasian), 오스트랄라시아 사람 (Australasian), 오스트랄라시아의 사람 (Australasian). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx | Australasianagh (Australasian). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx Gaelic | Australasianagh (Australasian). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | australazjatycki (Australasian), Australoazjatycki (Australasian). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | australazjatycki (Australasian), Australoazjatycki (Australasian). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | australazjatycki (Australasian), Australoazjatycki (Australasian). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | australasiano (australasian). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | avustralasyalı (Australasian). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, Australasian. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “Australasian” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Athagaustrathagalathagasathagian (Australasian). Additional references: Athag, Australasian. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Agaustragalagasagian (Australasian). Additional references: Double Dutch, Australasian. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | /-\(_)z12/-\|_/-\z!/-\]\[ (Australasian). Additional references: Leet, Australasian. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Opaustropalopasopian (Australasian). Additional references: Oppish, Australasian. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Australasianway (Australasian). Additional references: Pig Latin, Australasian. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | austalasiat (Australasian). Additional references: Terran B, Australasian. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Ubaustrubalubasubian (Australasian). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Australasian. (volunteer) | |||
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