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Definition of Commonwealth of Australia
1. Noun. 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.
Geographical relationships: Walkabout, Boomerang, Throw Stick, Throwing Stick, Lagerphone, Swag, Tucker-bag, Aboriginal Australian, Australian, Plonk, Billabong, Pom, Pommy, Mate, Perisher, Returning Officer, Sundowner, Swagger, Swaggie, Swagman, Keith Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Cercospora Kopkei, Yellow Spot Fungus, Gilgai Soil, Bonzer, Sealed
Group relationships: British Commonwealth, Commonwealth Of Nations, British Empire
Generic synonyms: Country, Land, State
Terms within: Australian Capital, Canberra, Capital Of Australia, Australian State, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Norfolk Island, Nullarbor Plain, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Simpson Desert, Australian Alps, Cape York, Cape York Peninsula, Eyre, Lake Eyre, Eyre Peninsula, Great Australian Bight, Great Barrier Reef, Eastern Highlands, Great Dividing Range, Carpentaria, Gulf Of Carpentaria, Murray, Murray River, Murrumbidgee, Murrumbidgee River, Namoi, Namoi River
Group relationships: Australia
Member holonyms: Aussie, Australian
Derivative terms: Australian
Definition of Commonwealth of Australia
1. Proper noun. The formal and full name of the country Australia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commonwealth Of Australia
Literary usage of Commonwealth of Australia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1910)
"This act may be cited as the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act. 2.
The provisions of this act referring to the queen shall extend to her majesty's ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1904)
"Report on financial provisions of commonwealth of Australia constitution bill as
they affect Western Australia, by EF Owen, govt. actuary. Perth, 1899. ..."
3. The Law and Custom of the Constitution by William Reynell Anson (1907)
"Colonial It remains to consider the two great Federations of Federa- self-governing
colonies, the Dominion of Canada and the Commonwealth of Australia. ..."
4. The Development of the British Empire by Howard Robinson (1922)
"THE Commonwealth of Australia The discussion of Australian growth since 1855 has
necessitated reference to the Commonwealth. ..."
5. The Nineteenth Century (1891)
"THE 'Commonwealth of Australia' THE ' National Australasian Convention ' concluded
its sittings in Sydney last week, and as one of the representatives of ..."
6. Publications of the American Statistical Association by American Statistical Association (1920)
"I. Census of the Commonwealth of Australia. By GH Knibbs, CMG, FSS, FRAS,
etc., Commonwealth Statistician. Published under instruction from the Minister of ..."
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