Tasmania
[ taz-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ tæzˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /
noun
an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart.
Formerly
Van Diemen's Land.
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British Dictionary definitions for tasmania
Tasmania
/ (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: 479 958 (2003 est). Area: 68 332 sq km (26 383 sq miles)
Former name (1642–1855): Van Diemen's Land