ALL meanings of tasmania
Tas·ma·ni·a
T t - noun tasmania an island S of Australia: a state of the commonwealth of Australia. 26,382 sq. mi. (68,330 sq. km). Capital: Hobart. 1
- noun tasmania an island in the S Pacific, south of mainland Australia: forms, with offshore islands, the smallest state of Australia; discovered by the Dutch explorer Tasman in 1642; used as a penal colony by the British (1803–53); mostly forested and mountainous. Capital: Hobart. Pop: 512 000 (2012 est). Area: 68 332 sq km (26 383 sq miles) 0
- noun tasmania island south of Victoria, Australia: c. 24,450 sq mi (63,325 sq km) 0
- noun tasmania state of Australia comprising this island & smaller nearby islands: 26,178 sq mi (67,801 sq km); pop. 473,000; cap. Hobart 0