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Western Australia

/ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n əˈstɹeɪljə/

Western Australia proper noun: a state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Perth.

Proper noun

Western Australia

  1. A state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Perth.
    • AO Neville, the Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia until the 1930s, railed against the risk of the creation of a ‘third race’ of half-castes.2021 November 7, Claire [G.] Coleman, “Not quite blak enough: ‘The people who think I am too white to be Aboriginal are all white’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2021

Western Australia meaning in Bengali, Arabic, Malay and Persian

Western Australia in Bengali

state of Australia
পচ্চিম অস্ট্রেলিয়া poccim osṭreliẏa

Western Australia in Arabic

state of Australia
أُسْتْرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة ʔustrāliyā l-ḡarbiyya, أُوسْتُرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة ʔūsturāliyā l-ḡarbiyya

Western Australia in Malay

state of Australia
Australia Barat

Western Australia in Persian

state of Australia
استرالیای غربی ostorâliyâ-ye ġarbi
More languagesFewer languages
Western Australia in Thai
เวสเทิร์นออสเตรเลีย wées-tə̂ən-ɔ́s-dtree-liia
Western Australia in Vietnamese
Tây Úc

Questions about Western Australia

What does Western Australia mean?
Western Australia means a state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Perth.
What is Western Australia in Bengali?
Western Australia in Bengali is পচ্চিম অস্ট্রেলিয়া (poccim osṭreliẏa). See Western Australia meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Western Australia?
Western Australia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Western Australia?
Western Australia is pronounced /ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n əˈstɹeɪljə/.

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  2. Western Armenian
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  4. Western Asian
  5. Western astrology
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  7. Western Australian
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  9. Western Australian pitcher plants
  10. Western Australians
  11. Western Bahr el Ghazal

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