Meanings
proper noun
- A state of Australia, located in the central southern part of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Adelaide.
While the UK's Aukus submarines will be constructed in Barrow, Australia will build its submarines at Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.
2026 September 19, Tom MacDougall, “Work on new submarines expected to start next year”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2026, retrieved 21 Sep 2026
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Suid-Australië
- Suid-Australiëstate of Australia
Arabic جُنُوب أُسْتْرَالِيَا, أستراليا الجنوبية
- جُنُوب أُسْتْرَالِيَا (junūb ʔustrāliyā)state of Australia
- أستراليا الجنوبية (ʔustrāliyā al-janūbiyya)state of Australia
Bengali দক্ষিণ অস্ট্রেলিয়া
- দক্ষিণ অস্ট্রেলিয়া (dokkhin osṭreliẏa)state of Australia
Bulgarian Ю́жна Австра́лия
- Ю́жна Австра́лия (Júžna Avstrálija)state of Australia
Catalan Austràlia Meridional, Austràlia del Sud
- Austràlia Meridionalstate of Australia
- Austràlia del Sudstate of Australia
Chinese Mandarin 南澳大利亞 /南澳大利亚, 南澳洲
- 南澳大利亞 /南澳大利亚 (Nán Àodàlìyà)state of Australia
- 南澳洲 (Nán Àozhōu)state of Australia
- 南澳 (Nán Ào)state of Australia
Czech Jižní Austrálie
- Jižní Austráliestate of Australia
Dutch Zuid-Australië
- Zuid-Australiëstate of Australia
Esperanto Suda Aŭstralio
- Suda Aŭstraliostate of Australia
Estonian Lõuna-Austraalia
- Lõuna-Austraaliastate of Australia
Finnish Etelä-Australia
- Etelä-Australiastate of Australia
French Australie-Méridionale, Australie du Sud
- Australie-Méridionalestate of Australia
- Australie du Sudstate of Australia
German Süd-Australien, Südaustralien
- Süd-Australienstate of Australia
- Südaustralienstate of Australia
Greek Νότια Αυστραλία
- Νότια Αυστραλία (Nótia Afstralía)state of Australia
Hawaiian ʻAukekulelia Hema
- ʻAukekulelia Hemastate of Australia
Hindi दक्षिण ऑस्ट्रेलिया
- दक्षिण ऑस्ट्रेलिया (dakṣiṇ ŏsṭreliyā)state of Australia
Hungarian Dél-Ausztrália
- Dél-Ausztráliastate of Australia
Icelandic Suður-Ástralía
- Suður-Ástralíastate of Australia
Irish Astráil Theas
- Astráil Theasstate of Australia
Italian Australia Meridionale
- Australia Meridionalestate of Australia
Japanese 南オーストラリア
- 南オーストラリア (Minami Ōsutoraria)state of Australia
Korean 사우스오스트레일리아
- 사우스오스트레일리아 (Sauseu-Oseuteureillia)state of Australia
Malay Australia Selatan
- Australia Selatanstate of Australia
Māori Ahitereiria-ki-te-Tonga
- Ahitereiria-ki-te-Tongastate of Australia
Persian استرالیای جنوبی
- استرالیای جنوبی (ostorâliyâ-ye jonubi)state of Australia
Polish Australia Południowa
- Australia Południowastate of Australia
Portuguese Austrália do Sul, Austrália Meridional
- Austrália do Sulstate of Australia
- Austrália Meridionalstate of Australia
Russian Ю́жная Австра́лия
- Ю́жная Австра́лия (Júžnaja Avstrálija)state of Australia
Slovak Južná Austrália
- Južná Austráliastate of Australia
Spanish Australia Meridional
- Australia Meridionalstate of Australia
Swedish South Australia, Sydaustralien
- South Australiastate of Australia
- Sydaustralienstate of Australia
Thai เซาท์ออสเตรเลีย
- เซาท์ออสเตรเลีย (sáo-ɔ́s-dtree-liia)state of Australia
Turkish Güney Avustralya
- Güney Avustralyastate of Australia
Ukrainian Півде́нна Австра́лія
- Півде́нна Австра́лія (Pivdénna Avstrálija)state of Australia
Vietnamese Nam Úc
- Nam Úcstate of Australia
Welsh De Awstralia
- De Awstraliastate of Australia
Cite this entry
APA
South Australia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Australia
MLA
“South Australia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Australia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Australia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Australia.
Source: South Australia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.