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Tasmaniac

Tasmaniac noun: a native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia.

Noun

Tasmaniac (plural Tasmaniacs)

  1. (colloquial, humorous) A native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia.
    • No-one was terribly interested to hear about the findings of the Menzies Institute, which showed that Tasmaniacs have a lower rate of congenital malformation than the Australian average.2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 27
    • Irving was shocked that the Tasmaniac even knew that word.2015, Stephen Ostrow, Magic Irving and His Magic Shoppe

Forms of Tasmaniac

pluralTasmaniacs

Origin of Tasmaniac

Blend of Tasmania + maniac.

Questions about Tasmaniac

What does Tasmaniac mean?
Tasmaniac means a native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia.
What part of speech is Tasmaniac?
Tasmaniac is a noun.
What is the plural of Tasmaniac?
The plural of Tasmaniac is Tasmaniacs.

Words near Tasmaniac in the dictionary

  1. TASM
  2. Tasman
  3. Tasman Sea
  4. tasmancin
  5. Tasmania
  6. Tasmaniac
  7. Tasmanian
  8. Tasmanian amber
  9. Tasmanian blackwood
  10. Tasmanian blackwoods
  11. Tasmanian blue gum

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