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Tasmania in British English
(tæzˈmeɪnɪə)
noun
an island in the S Pacific, south of mainland Australia: forms, with offshore islands, the smallest state of Australia; discovered by the Dutch explorer Tasman in 1642; used as a penal colony by the British (1803–53); mostly forested and mountainous. Capital: Hobart. Pop: 512 000 (2012 est). Area: 68 332 sq km (26 383 sq miles)
Former name (1642–1855): Van Diemen's LandTasmania in American English
(tæzˈmeɪniə; tæzˈmeɪnjə)
1.
island south of Victoria, Australia: c. 24,450 sq mi (63,325 sq km)
2.
state of Australia comprising this island & smaller nearby islands: 26,178 sq mi (67,801 sq km); pop. 473,000; cap. Hobart
Derived forms
Tasmanian (Tasˈmanian) adjective, noun
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British English: Tasmania /tæzˈmeɪnɪə/ NOUN
Tasmania is an island in the South Pacific, south of mainland Australia.
- American English: Tasmania
- Arabic: تَسْمانيا
- Brazilian Portuguese: Tasmânia
- Chinese: 塔斯马尼亚
- Croatian: Tasmanija
- Czech: Tasmánie
- Danish: Tasmanien
- Dutch: Tasmanië
- European Spanish: Tasmania
- Finnish: Tasmania
- French: Tasmanie
- German: Tasmanien
- Greek: Τασμανία
- Italian: Tasmania
- Japanese: タスマニア
- Korean: 태즈메이니아
- Norwegian: Tasmania
- Polish: Tasmania
- European Portuguese: Tasmânia
- Romanian: Tasmania
- Russian: Тасмания
- Latin American Spanish: Tasmania
- Swedish: Tasmanien
- Thai: รัฐทัสมาเนียในประเทศออสเตรเลีย
- Turkish: Tazmanya
- Ukrainian: Тасманія
- Vietnamese: bang Tasmania
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