Australianness
/ɒˈstreɪlɪənnəs/noun [mass noun]
A quality or character distinctive of Australia or of Australians: bands were toning down their Australianness to appeal to a wider market...
- The memorial's organization of form and materials suggest a kind of natural, earthy, broad-sweeping and open Australianness in contrast to the ceremonious conventionality of old world edifices.
- The film's grounding in a believable urban situation and its identifiable Australianness obviously contributed to its local success.
- These writers locate Australianness in iconic natural features - weather, animals, bad roads.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Australian + -ness.
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