Tasmanian
proper noun
- person from or resident of Tasmania, Australia
- of or relating to Tasmania or its inhabitants
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /tæzˈmeɪniən/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch Tasmanbor. English Tasman Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Tasmania Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tasmanian From Tasmania + -an.
- Of, from or relating to the state of Tasmania, Australia.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Dutch Tasmanbor. English Tasman Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Tasmania Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tasmanian From Tasmania + -an.
- A native or inhabitant of the state of Tasmania, Australia.
“The engineer of the line, a young Tasmanian named Sharland, decided the best course would be to take the new railway along a chain of four deep valleys. [...].”