Formerly a name for native-born Australians, as distinguished from sterling, or English-born. Also attributive and as adj.
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| 释义 | the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun] (54) currency1827 Formerly a name for native-born Australians, as distinguished from sterling, or English-born. Also attributive and as adj. native1848 Australian and New Zealand. A white person born in Australia or New Zealand, as distinguished from first-generation immigrants and Aboriginal… Australian1880 An Australian Aboriginal person; (later also) a colonist or resident of Australia. kangaroo1888 figurative. humorous. A native of Australia. Aussie1915 An Australian; (originally) spec. an Australian soldier in the First World War (1914–18). Later also Sport (chiefly in plural): a member of an… dinkum1916 An Australian or New Zealand soldier in the First World War (1914–18); an Anzac; spec. (frequently in plural, with the) a member of either the… Ozzie1918 An Australian. Aussielander1919 an Australian. pie eater1953 Australian slang (derogatory). Originally: a small-time crook. Later: an unimportant or contemptible person; a fool, an idiot. Also: a (South)… Strine1964 An Australian. Oz1976 An Australian. Subcategories:— quality (1) — characteristic idiom or mode (1) — parts of (28) — types of (9) — of English origin (4) |
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