Australiana
(ɔːˌstreɪlɪˈɑːnə)
[f. Australia + ana suffix.]
Things relating to or characteristic of Australia.
| 1855 Putnam's Monthly Mag. V. 598 Australiana. The Campbell Town Election. 1886 R. Henty (title) Australiana or my early life. By..first white native of the first settlement of Victoria, Australia. 1941 Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 6 Australiana, Australian cultural or artistic life; the record of the country's culture and history. 1958 Times 7 Aug. 9/7 There is a growing interest in Australiana. 1962 Listener 4 Oct. 510/2 The September number of The London Magazine..consists of Australiana. 1967 S. H. Courtier See who's Dying iii. 36 He collects books, original editions, early Australiana and that sort of thing. |