Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
2021 November 7, Claire [G.] Coleman, “Not quite blak enough: ‘The people who think I am too white to be Aboriginal are all white’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2021
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Wes-Australië
- Wes-Australiëstate of Australia
Arabic أُسْتْرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة, أُوسْتُرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة
- أُسْتْرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة (ʔustrāliyā l-ḡarbiyya)state of Australia
- أُوسْتُرَالِيَا الْغَرْبِيَّة (ʔūsturāliyā l-ḡarbiyya)state of Australia
Bengali পচ্চিম অস্ট্রেলিয়া
- পচ্চিম অস্ট্রেলিয়া (poccim osṭreliẏa)state of Australia
Bulgarian За́падна Австра́лия
- За́падна Австра́лия (Západna Avstrálija)state of Australia
Catalan Austràlia Occidental
- Austràlia Occidentalstate of Australia
Chinese Mandarin 西澳大利亞 /西澳大利亚, 西澳洲
- 西澳大利亞 /西澳大利亚 (Xī Àodàlìyà)state of Australia
- 西澳洲 (Xī Àozhōu)state of Australia
- 西澳 (Xī Ào)state of Australia
Czech Západní Austrálie
- Západní Austráliestate of Australia
Dutch West-Australië
- West-Australiëstate of Australia
Esperanto Okcidenta Aŭstralio
- Okcidenta Aŭstraliostate of Australia
Estonian Lääne-Austraalia
- Lääne-Austraaliastate of Australia
Finnish Länsi-Australia
- Länsi-Australiastate of Australia
French Australie-Occidentale
- Australie-Occidentalestate of Australia
German Western Australia
- Western Australiastate of Australia
Greek Δυτική Αυστραλία
- Δυτική Αυστραλία (Dytikí Afstralía)state of Australia
Hungarian Nyugat-Ausztrália
- Nyugat-Ausztráliastate of Australia
Italian Australia Occidentale
- Australia Occidentalestate of Australia
Japanese 西オーストラリア
- 西オーストラリア (Nishi Ōsutoraria)state of Australia
Malay Australia Barat
- Australia Baratstate of Australia
Māori Ahitereiria ki te Hauāuru
- Ahitereiria ki te Hauāurustate of Australia
Persian استرالیای غربی
- استرالیای غربی (ostorâliyâ-ye ġarbi)state of Australia
Polish Australia Zachodnia
- Australia Zachodniastate of Australia
Portuguese Austrália Ocidental
- Austrália Ocidentalstate of Australia
Russian За́падная Австра́лия
- За́падная Австра́лия (Západnaja Avstrálija)state of Australia
Slovak Západná Austrália
- Západná Austráliastate of Australia
Spanish Australia Occidental
- Australia Occidentalstate of Australia
Thai เวสเทิร์นออสเตรเลีย
- เวสเทิร์นออสเตรเลีย (wées-tə̂ən-ɔ́s-dtree-liia)state of Australia
Ukrainian За́хідна Австра́лія
- За́хідна Австра́лія (Záxidna Avstrálija)state of Australia
Vietnamese Tây Úc
- Tây Úcstate of Australia
Welsh Awstralia Gorwellin
- Awstralia Gorwellinstate of Australia
Cite this entry
APA
Western Australia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Australia
MLA
“Western Australia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Australia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Western Australia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Western%20Australia.
Source: Western Australia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.