Australia is an Aboriginal word what does it mean?

Answer 1

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The name Australia is derived from the Latin Australis, meaning of the South. Legends of an "unknown land of the south" (terra australis incognita) date back to the Roman times and were commonplace in mediaeval geography, but they were not based on any actual knowledge of the continent. The Dutch adjectival form Australische ("Australian", in the sense of "southern") was used by Dutch officials in Batavia to refer to the newly discovered land to the south as early as 1638. The first use of the word "Australia" in English was a 1693 translation of Les Aventures de Jacques Sadeur dans la Découverte et le Voyage de la Terre Australe, a 1692 French novel by Gabriel de Foigny under the pen name Jacques Sadeur [1]. Alexander Dalrymple then used it in An Historical Collection of Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean, published in 1771. He used the term to refer to the entire South Pacific region, not specifically to the Australian continent. In 1793, George Shaw and Sir James Smith published zoology and Botany of New Holland, in which they wrote of "the vast island, or rather continent, of Australia, Australasia or New Holland."
the name Australia comes from the Latin word australis, meaning Southern

Answer 2

Australia Day is a special day of celebration for Australians held on 26 January each year.

The day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, the unfurling of the British flag at Sydney Cove and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia. Despite what many people believe, it has nothing to do with Captain Cook.

Australia Day is an official public Holiday in every state and territory of Australia, and is marked by the order of Australia and Australian of the year awards, along with an address from the Prime minister. It is also the day when many citizenship ceremonies are held, allowing immigrants to become Australian citizens.

Answer 3

Essentially, the name means "southern". The name Australia was derived from Matthew Flinders' suggestion for the country - Terra Australis - which meant Southern Land.

Answer 4

Australia is not an Aboriginal word (one certainly hopes this is not a school homework question).

Australia's name is derived from the Latin phrase terra australis incognita meaning 'unknown south land' in reference to the as yet unknown land mass believed to lie in the south. The australia part of it basically means "south". There is no Aboriginality in the name at all.

Answer 5

1) Native or inhabitant of Australia, the smallest continent. 2) The form of English spoken in Australia.

Answer 6

Freedom, choice, relaxation, happiness