# Van Diemen's Land

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /væn ˈdiːmənz ˌlænd/

## Definitions
1. The former name (until 1856) of the then-British colony and current state of Australia now known as Tasmania.

## Etymology
After the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Anthony van Diemen, who sent Abel Tasman on the voyage on which Tasman discovered the island.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/van-diemen-s-land