an Australian state on the island of Tasmania
"Tasmania is a beautiful Australian state located on its own large island south of the mainland."
an island off the southeastern coast of Australia
"We spent our holiday exploring the rugged coastline of Tasmania, the large island situated off the southeastern coast of Australia."
One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast, having its capital at Hobart.
"Tasmania is a beautiful island state located off the southern coast of mainland Australia with its capital city being Hobart."
The name comes from the Dutch naval explorer Abel Tasman, who visited the island in 1642. It combines his surname with the suffix -ia to form the place name.