Tasmania
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪniə
[edit] Etymology
After the Dutch naval explorer w:Abel Tasman, who discovered the island and New Zealand in 1642
[edit] Proper noun
Tasmania
- 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, having its capital at Hobart.
- The large island comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live.
[edit] Synonyms
- (abbreviation) Tassie (colloquial)
- The Island Off An Island (colloquial)
- (older) Van Diemen's Land
[edit] Derived terms
- Tasmanian
- local marsupial species: Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian wolf
- Taswegian (colloquial)
- Trans-Tasman (colloquial)
[edit] Translations
Australian state
island comprising majority of state
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[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aaaimnst
- amanitas
[edit] Finnish
[edit] Proper noun
Tasmania
[edit] Italian
[edit] Proper noun
la Tasmania
