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tasmania

/tæzˈmeɪniə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
tas-ma-nia
IPA
/tæzˈmeɪniə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901. Capital: Hobart.

name

The large island of Australia comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Tasman + -ia, after the Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who visited and documented the island and New Zealand in 1642.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tæzˈmeɪniə/

Derived Forms

TAS Tas. Tasexit Tasmaniac Tasmanian Taswegian Texit

Synonyms

the Apple Isle lutruwita Tassie Van Diemen's Land

Rhymes With

romania tanzania lithuania mania albania transylvania mauritania sylvania germania lusitania pomerania megalomania

Questions

How do you pronounce tasmania?
The recorded pronunciation is /tæzˈmeɪniə/.
What does tasmania mean?
One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901. Capital: Hobart.
Where does tasmania come from?
From Tasman + -ia, after the Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who visited and documented the island and New Zealand in 1642.

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