Tasmania
WordNet
noun
(1) An island off the southeastern coast of Australia
(2) An Australian state on the island of Tasmania
WiktionaryText
Etymology
After the Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who discovered the island and New Zealand in 1642
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.
Synonyms
- (abbreviation) Tassie
- The Island Off An Island
- (older) Van Diemen's Land