australiano

/austɾaˈljano/ · B2 · adj

Australian

🦘 australiano = Australia + -iano (person from there); austral = southern

From Latin australis, meaning southern, because Australia was named as the 'southern land' (Terra Australis). Spanish adds the suffix -iano to mean 'from that place', giving australiano for both the adjective and the person.

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