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Auslan

Auslan proper noun: the sign language of the Australian deaf community.

Proper noun

Auslan

  1. The sign language of the Australian deaf community.

Synonyms of Auslan

Origin of Auslan

Blend of Australian + sign + language, coined by Trevor Johnston in the early 1980s, although the language itself is much older.

Questions about Auslan

What does Auslan mean?
Auslan means the sign language of the Australian deaf community.
What part of speech is Auslan?
Auslan is a proper noun.

Words near Auslan in the dictionary

  1. Aushiri
  2. ausktribosphenid
  3. ausktribosphenidan
  4. ausktribosphenidans
  5. ausktribosphenids
  6. Auslan
  7. auslander
  8. Auslander-Reiten theory
  9. auslanders
  10. auslaut
  11. auslaute

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