Definition of "Australian"

Australian

/ɒˈstɹeɪljən/

noun
plural Australians
1. A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.
  Quotations
  An Australian was once appointed on contract, but he swore too much.
  1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 38
2. A person from the continent of Australia.
3. A language of the country or continent of Australia; Australian (Australian English).
adjective
not comparable
1. Of, from, or pertaining to Australia, the Australian people or Australian languages.
2. (humorous, US) Upside down.
proper noun
1. The Australian, an Australian newspaper.