New South Wales

New South Wales
noun
an Australian state in southeastern Australia
Instance Hypernyms: ↑Australian state
Part Holonyms: ↑Australia, ↑Commonwealth of Australia
Part Meronyms: ↑Sydney, ↑Wagga Wagga

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adjective
Usage: usually capitalized N&S&W
Etymology: from New South Wales, Australia
: of or from the state of New South Wales, Australia : of the kind or style prevalent in New South Wales

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a state in SE Australia. 5,126,217; 309,433 sq. mi. (801,430 sq. km). Cap.: Sydney.

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a state of southeastern Australia; pop. 5,827,000; capital, Sydney. First colonized by Britain in 1788, it was federated with the other states of Australia in 1901

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New South Wales [New South Wales] [ˌnjuː saʊθ ˈweɪlz] [ˌnuːsaʊθ ˈweɪlz]
a state in south-eastern Australia. The capital is Sydney.

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