Eastralia

English

Etymology

Blend of East + Australia

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ēsʹtrālyə, IPA(key): /iːsˈtɹæɪljə/

Noun

Eastralia (uncountable)

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

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