Tasmania

[ taz-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

1. an island south of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). : Hobart.

Tasmania

/ tæzˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• Tas·ma·ni·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

Some of the first human beings to arrive in Tasmania, over 41,000 years ago, used fire to shape and manage the landscape, about 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

From Science Daily

More than 41,000 years ago, humans traversed a strip of land that once joined the mainland of Australia to what is today the island of Tasmania, called Lutruwita by its Indigenous inhabitants today.

From Science Magazine

A new berth to accommodate the ship in the island state of Tasmania will not be ready until late 2026 or 2027.

From BBC

But one man felt that the message was unlawful, and after being denied entry into the lounge last year, New South Wales native Jason Lau took his case to the Tasmania’s civil and administrative tribunal.

From BBC

Tasmania had become the centre of coloniser efforts to eradicate Aboriginal people in Australia.

From BBC