Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
Osteoporosis Australia is calling for the 'no hat, no play' policy in school playgrounds to be reassessed in the ACT and Tasmania, because children are not getting enough sunlight.
2006 April 26, “'No hat, no play' rethink urged”, in ABC News
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*taskǭ
- Frankish*taska
- Proto-West Germanic*taska
- Old Dutch*taska
- Middle Dutchtassche
- Dutchtas
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Dutchman
- Middle Dutchman
- Dutchman
- DutchTasman
- EnglishTasman
- EnglishTasmania
From Tasman + -ia, after the Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who visited and documented the island and New Zealand in 1642.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Tasmanië
- TasmaniëAustralian state
Arabic تَاسْمَانِيَا, تسمانية
- تَاسْمَانِيَا (tasmāniyā)Australian state
- تسمانية (tasmānīa)Australian state
- تسمانيا (tāsmāniyā)Australian state
- تَاسْمَانِيَا (tasmāniyā)island comprising majority of state
Basque Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Bulgarian Тасма́ния
- Тасма́ния (Tasmánija)Australian state
Catalan Tasmània, Tasmània
- TasmàniaAustralian state
- Tasmàniaisland comprising majority of state
Chinese Mandarin 塔斯馬尼亞 /塔斯马尼亚, 塔斯馬尼亞（島） /塔斯马尼亚（岛）
- 塔斯馬尼亞 /塔斯马尼亚 (Tǎsīmǎníyà)Australian state
- 塔斯馬尼亞（島） /塔斯马尼亚（岛）island comprising majority of state
Czech Tasmánie, Tasmánie
- TasmánieAustralian state
- Tasmánieisland comprising majority of state
Danish Tasmanien, Tasmanien
- TasmanienAustralian state
- Tasmanienisland comprising majority of state
Dutch Tasmanië, Tasmanië
- TasmaniëAustralian state
- Tasmaniëisland comprising majority of state
Esperanto Tasmanio, Tasmanio
- TasmanioAustralian state
- Tasmanioisland comprising majority of state
Estonian Tasmaania, Tasmaania
- TasmaaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaaniaisland comprising majority of state
Finnish Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
French Tasmanie, Tasmanie
- TasmanieAustralian state
- Tasmanieisland comprising majority of state
German Tasmanien, Tasmanien
- TasmanienAustralian state
- Tasmanienisland comprising majority of state
Greek Τασμανία, Τασμανία
- Τασμανία (Tasmanía)Australian state
- Τασμανία (Tasmanía)island comprising majority of state
Hawaiian Kakamania
- KakamaniaAustralian state
Hindi टैज़मेनिया
- टैज़मेनिया (ṭaizmeniyā)Australian state
Hungarian Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Icelandic Tasmanía, Tasmanía
- TasmaníaAustralian state
- Tasmaníaisland comprising majority of state
Indonesian Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Irish Tasmáin, an Tasmáin
- TasmáinAustralian state
- an Tasmáinisland comprising majority of state
Italian Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Japanese タスマニア, タスマニア
- タスマニア (Tasumania)Australian state
- タスマニア (Tasumania)island comprising majority of state
Korean 태즈메이니아, 태즈메이니아
- 태즈메이니아 (Taejeumeinia)Australian state
- 태즈메이니아 (Taejeumeinia)island comprising majority of state
Latin Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
Malay Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Māori Tāhimania, Tāhimania
- TāhimaniaAustralian state
- Tāhimaniaisland comprising majority of state
Persian تاسمانی, تازمانی
- تاسمانی (tâsmâni)Australian state
- تازمانی (Tazmani)island comprising majority of state
- تاسمانی (Tasmani)island comprising majority of state
Polish Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Portuguese Tasmânia, Tasmânia
- TasmâniaAustralian state
- Tasmâniaisland comprising majority of state
Russian Тасма́ния, Тасма́ния
- Тасма́ния (Tasmánija)Australian state
- Тасма́ния (Tasmánija)island comprising majority of state
Spanish Tasmania, Tasmania
- TasmaniaAustralian state
- Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Tamil தாஸ்மானியா, தாஸ்மானியா
- தாஸ்மானியா (tāsmāṉiyā)Australian state
- தாஸ்மானியா (tāsmāṉiyā)island comprising majority of state
Thai แทสเมเนีย
- แทสเมเนีย (tɛ́ɛs-mee-niia)Australian state
Ukrainian Тасма́нія
- Тасма́нія (Tasmánija)Australian state
Urdu تسمانیا
- تسمانیا (tasmāniyā)Australian state
Welsh Ynys Tasmania
- Ynys Tasmaniaisland comprising majority of state
Yiddish טאַזמאַניע, טאַסמאַניע
- טאַזמאַניע (tazmanye)Australian state
- טאַסמאַניע (tasmanye)Australian state
- טאַסמאַניע (tasmanye)island comprising majority of state
- טאַזמאַניע (tazmanye)island comprising majority of state
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Tasmania
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Tasmania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tasmania
MLA
“Tasmania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tasmania. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tasmania,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tasmania.
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