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Eastralia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• ēsʹtrālyə
• /iːsˈtɹæɪljə/

Etymology

Blend of east + Australia.

Meanings

1. (humorous, rare, uncountable) Eastern Australia; the eastern states (and previously colonies) of Australia.
   • …a far pleasanter holiday trip, mingled with cricket, might be arranged for them through Maoriland [New Zealand] after their matches in Eastralia have finished. 1897 September 1, “Cricket.”, in The Referee (Sydney), page 8:
   • …those of the Murchison district in W.A. are gigantic in comparison with those of Eastralia… 1930 March 3, “Western Scorpions.”, in Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser, page 6:
   • …Wyndham, for instance, is governed from Perth, and to all intents and purposes it is as far from the centre as Westralia is from Eastralia… 1913 May 9, “Labor Logic and Fusion Fancies.”, in Westralian Worker, page 7:

Hypernyms

Eastern states · Eastern Australia · t'otherside · used in Western Australia

Relateds

Westralia