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# tasmanian

adjective (Tasmanian); noun (a Tasmanian, Tasmanians)

«tasmanian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Tasmanian means from or about Tasmania, the island state in the south of Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#m1)
2. A Tasmanian is a person from Tasmania. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#m2)
3. The Tasmanian devil is a small, fierce black marsupial that lives only in Tasmania. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#m3)
4. The Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) was a striped marsupial that is now extinct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and science lessons (especially in Australia), Tasmania is known for wilderness, cold southern weather and unique animals. The Tasmanian devil has a loud screech and strong jaws; many are sick with a face tumour disease, so scientists protect them. The last known Tasmanian tiger died in a zoo long ago.

### Examples

- The Tasmanian devil screeched in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#x1)
- We met a Tasmanian family on the ferry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#x2)
- Tasmanian apples are sold all over Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#x3)
- The Tasmanian tiger is extinct, but people still claim to see one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#x4)
- My cousin is Tasmanian and loves bushwalking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#x5)
- Tasmanian forests have some of the tallest trees in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/#x6)

### Note

Always written with a capital T. The Tasmanian devil is not a real devil and not a dog; it is a marsupial (it carries babies in a pouch). The cartoon «Taz» spins like a tornado; real devils do not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tasmanian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tasmanian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tasmanian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tasmanian.html) on Mova free.