Australian English

proper noun

The form of the English language used in Australia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The form of the English language used in Australia.

    Prior to the 1980s, Australian English had been widely deprecated by Australians themselves, principally as a result of a sense of inferiority known as "cultural cringe".

    2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 295

    Synonyms: AusEng, Aussie English, Australianese

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe form of the English language used in Australia.

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AusEngAussie EnglishAustralianese

Translations

Arabic اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة الْأُسْتُرَالِيَّة
  • اَلْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّة الْأُسْتُرَالِيَّة (al-ʔingilīziyya l-ʔusturāliyya)English language used in Australia
Catalan anglès australià
  • anglès australiàEnglish language used in Australia
Chinese Mandarin 澳大利亞英語 /澳大利亚英语, 澳式英語 /澳式英语
  • 澳大利亞英語 /澳大利亚英语 (Àodàlìyà Yīngyǔ)English language used in Australia
  • 澳式英語 /澳式英语 (Àoshì Yīngyǔ)English language used in Australia
Danish australsk engelsk
  • australsk engelskEnglish language used in Australia
Finnish australianenglanti
  • australianenglantiEnglish language used in Australia
French anglais australien
  • anglais australienEnglish language used in Australia
German australisches Englisch, Australisch-Englisch
  • australisches EnglischEnglish language used in Australia
  • Australisch-EnglischEnglish language used in Australia
Greek αυστραλιανά αγγλικά
  • αυστραλιανά αγγλικά (afstralianá angliká)English language used in Australia
Japanese オーストラリア英語
  • オーストラリア英語 (Ōsutoraria Eigo)English language used in Australia
Korean 호주영어
  • 호주영어 (hojuyeong'eo)English language used in Australia
Polish dialekt australijski języka angielskiego
  • dialekt australijski języka angielskiegoEnglish language used in Australia
Portuguese inglês australiano
  • inglês australianoEnglish language used in Australia
Romanian engleză australiană
  • engleză australianăEnglish language used in Australia
Russian австрали́йский а́нглийский
  • австрали́йский а́нглийский (avstralíjskij ánglijskij)English language used in Australia
Spanish inglés australiano
  • inglés australianoEnglish language used in Australia
Swahili Kiingereza cha Australia
  • Kiingereza cha AustraliaEnglish language used in Australia
Cite this entry
APA

Australian English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20English

MLA

“Australian English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20English. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Australian English,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Australian%20English.

Source: Australian English on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.