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Western Australia

proper noun

  1. state of western Australia
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɛstə(ɹ)n əˈstɹeɪljə/

name

  1. A state of Australia, occupying the western third of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Perth.

    AO Neville, the Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia until the 1930s, railed against the risk of the creation of a ‘third race’ of half-castes.