Australians
Southern hemisphere islanders
Australians are people from Australia, either by birth or citizenship.
The term covers both the Indigenous peoples who have inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years and the descendants of later settlers, predominantly British.
Australians are stereotyped as laid-back, outdoorsy, and fond of beer: The Australians at the hostel invited everyone to a barbecue.
Australia's native peoples
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- custodiansThose entrusted with care
- DreamtimeAboriginal mythological creation era
- songlinesAboriginal sung navigation routes
Uluru · didgeridoo · corroboree · Stolen Generations · land rights · reconciliation
Friends or breeding partners
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- VegemiteYeast extract spread
- thongsNarrow-strapped footwear or underwear
- footyInformal term for soccer
cricket · surfing · beach · outback · slang · laid-back · easygoing · sunburnt
Members of a nation
- AussiesPeople from Down Under
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- nationalsCitizens of a state
- populationAll inhabitants combined
inhabitants · countrymen · compatriots · natives · diaspora · expats · emigrants · immigrants
Made brown by sun
- sun-lovingPreferring direct light
- informalRelaxed, not official
- irreverentDisrespectful toward authority
- outdoorsyEnjoying wilderness activities
tough · resilient · friendly · blunt · humorous · self-deprecating · adventurous · Crocodile Dundee
England's capital city
- working holidayTravel visa permitting employment
- backpackersTravelers with frame-mounted bags
- abroadIn foreign territory
- overseasIn foreign countries
emigrated · relocated · professionals · actors · musicians · athletes · Hollywood · Silicon Valley
Aboriginal
Australia's native peoples
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- custodiansThose entrusted with care
- DreamtimeAboriginal mythological creation era
songlines · Uluru · didgeridoo · corroboree · Stolen Generations · land rights · reconciliation
mates
Friends or breeding partners
footy · cricket · surfing · beach · outback · slang · laid-back · easygoing · sunburnt · diggers
citizens
Members of a nation
population · inhabitants · countrymen · compatriots · natives · diaspora · expats · emigrants · immigrants · passport holders
bronzed
Made brown by sun
- sun-lovingPreferring direct light
- informalRelaxed, not official
- irreverentDisrespectful toward authority
outdoorsy · tough · resilient · friendly · blunt · humorous · self-deprecating · adventurous · Crocodile Dundee · Steve Irwin
London
England's capital city
- working holidayTravel visa permitting employment
- backpackersTravelers with frame-mounted bags
- abroadIn foreign territory
overseas · emigrated · relocated · professionals · actors · musicians · athletes · Hollywood · Silicon Valley · returnees
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- English Speakersnative speaker, native speakers, Americans, British, American
- Regional PeoplesAfricans, Asians, Europeans, Scandinavians, Latin Americans
- Indian OceanArabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Andaman Sea
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- Germanic peoplesGermans, Austrians, Goth, Visigoth, Ostrogoth
AustraliansBritons
UK inhabitants
foreigners · North Americans · New Zealanders · British · Americans
AustraliansEuropeans
People from that continent
North Americans · Scandinavians · Canadians · Alaskans · Icelanders
- Australian footballContact sport with ovals
- Australian ShepherdsAmerican herding dog breed
- Australian outbackRemote arid interior region
- Australian artCreative output from Down Under
- Australian wildlifeNative Southern Hemisphere animals
- Australian slangInformal Aussie vocabulary