lutruwita

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proper noun

The island of Tasmania, especially seen as an Aboriginal territory.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. AustraliaThe island of Tasmania, especially seen as an Aboriginal territory.

    A singular irony pertaining to the Tasmanian devil is the small human population of its home island: lutruwita (c. 40,000 years), also Van Diemen's Land (from 1803) and subsequently Tasmania (from 1856).

    2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 104

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tasmania

Origin

From the palawa kani language.

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APA

lutruwita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutruwita

MLA

“lutruwita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutruwita. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lutruwita,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutruwita.

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