Phrase guide

Australian dollar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The official currency of Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aussie dollar, Aussie, dollarydoo, South Pacific peso

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dollar

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُولَار أُسْتْرَالِىّ (dōlār ʔustrāliyy) — official currency of Australia
  • Chinese Cantonese: 澳元 (ou3 jyun4) — official currency of Australia
  • Chinese Cantonese: 澳洲紙 /澳洲纸 (ou3 zau1 zi2) — official currency of Australia
  • Chinese Cantonese: 澳紙 /澳纸 (ou3 zi2) — official currency of Australia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 澳元 (Àoyuán) — official currency of Australia
  • Finnish: Australian dollari — official currency of Australia
  • French: dollar australien — official currency of Australia
  • German: Australischer Dollar — official currency of Australia
  • Hindi: ऑस्ट्रेलियाई डॉलर (ŏsṭreliyāī ḍŏlar) — official currency of Australia
  • Irish: dollar na hAstráile — official currency of Australia
  • Italian: dollaro australiano — official currency of Australia
  • Japanese: オーストラリア・ドル (Ōsutoraria-doru) — official currency of Australia
  • Korean: 오스트레일리아 달러 (oseuteureillia dalleo) — official currency of Australia
  • Korean: 호주 달러 (hoju dalleo) — official currency of Australia
  • Polish: dolar australijski — official currency of Australia
  • Portuguese: dólar australiano — official currency of Australia
  • Russian: австрали́йский до́ллар (avstralíjskij dóllar) — official currency of Australia
  • Spanish: dólar australiano — official currency of Australia
  • Thai: ดอลลาร์ออสเตรเลีย (don-lâa òt-dtayn-lia) — official currency of Australia
  • Ukrainian: австралі́йський до́лар (avstralíjsʹkyj dólar) — official currency of Australia
  • Vietnamese: đô la Úc — official currency of Australia