/ Dictionary / Index C Carpentaria: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Car•pen•tar•i•a Pronunciation: (kär"pun-târ'ē-a), [key] a gulf on the coast of N Australia. ab. 480 mi. (775 km) long; ab. 300 mi. (485 km) wide. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carpentaria (Thesaurus) carpellate carpenter Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language