Circumscribed definition, to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. See more.
Australia is both a continent and a country. Australia is the world's smallest continent (not the largest island) and it is a country. There are no other countries on the co â¦ ntinent of Australia.
Australia is the world's smallest continent (not the largest island) and it is a country. There are no other countries on the continent of Australia. It is the only cou â¦ ntry/continent in the world that is a continent, and a country at the same time.ustralia is both a continent and a country. Geographically, it is  too big to qualify as island. It is sometimes referred to as an  island continent because it is one of â¦ only two continents in the  world completely surrounded by water.