单词 | aussieland |
释义 | Aussielandn. Originally Australian. Australia. Cf. earlier Aussie n. 2 and Oz n.2 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [noun] > Australia mainland1829 commonwealth1891 Ma State1906 Oz1908 wide brown land1908 Aussie1915 Aussieland1919 1919 [see Aussielander n. at Derivatives]. 1919 Arrow Sydney 9 May 6/3 Writing at Westminster, England, on Feb. 15, Reg Harrison, the Sydney boxer, says: ‘..I am lost to doings in Aussie land.’ 1920 N.Z. Free Lance 31 Mar. 22/1 Their success on this side has been continued and phenomenal, and they should make good in Aussie-land. 1922 Freeman's Jrnl. (Sydney) 28 Dec. 25/4 The bulky doctor [sc. W. G. Grace] always insisted upon a thumping big purse for expenses before he made the trip to Aussieland. 1976 Evening Times (Glasgow) 30 Nov. 1/1 (advt.) Last episode of ponderous and badly acted series about life for British family in Aussie-land. 2011 Econ. Times (New Delhi) (Nexis) 1 Jan. England ended a 24 year drought in terms of winning the Ashes in Aussieland. Derivatives ˈAussieˌlander n. now rare an Australian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun] currency1827 native1848 Australian1880 kangaroo1888 Aussie1915 dinkum1916 Ozzie1918 Aussielander1919 pie eater1953 Strine1964 Oz1976 1919 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 24 Jan. 16/3 Tommy Atkins is inclined to play cricket—but bush football for the Aussielander! 1969 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 May 488/4 The O.U.P.'s gone in boots and all and given the dinkum oil about the way the Aussielanders talk. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1919 |
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