"australian state" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
specific instances:
- queensland - a state in northeastern Australia
- new south wales - an Australian state in southeastern Australia
- victoria - a state in southeastern Australia
- tasmania - an Australian state on the island of Tasmania
- south australia - a state in south central Australia
- western australia - a state containing the western third of Australia
is a part of: australia, commonwealth of australia - 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