Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Quinine. Quinine is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic, antimalarial, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. It is a stereoisomer of quinidine which, unlike quinine, is an antiarrhythmic.
Papua New Guinea is the closest country to Australia. Australia's northern tip, Cape York, is about 150km from Papua New Guinea.Papua New Guinea is followed, in order, by Eas â¦ t Timor, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Brunei then New Zealand.Australia is an island continent, it's nearest neighbors are New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.apua New Guinea is the closest country to Australia. Australia's northern tip, Cape York, is about 150km from Papua New Guinea.
Yes, it does. Tasmania, an island to the south of Australia, is one of the states of Australia. Australia has, in fact, 8222 islands attached to its states and territories. In â¦ addition, there are seven external (offshore) territories / dependencies.or  this reason, it is often referred to as an island continent.  Australia is too big to be formally classified as an island.  The world's largest island is Greenland.    Another reason why Australia is also considered a continent is  because it sits on its own tectonic plate.