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Meaning of Australiana | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ɔˈstɹeɪliˈænə/

Definitions

  1. All things particular to Australia, culture and people; anything that is a symbol of Australian life.
    plural, plural-only
  2. A pizza topped with bacon and pineapple (or sometimes ham), eggs, and often also onion.
    Australia

Equivalents

Examples

“In the midst of Expo ’88 mania, everyone sported clothing emblazoned with splashy images of Sydney Harbour Bridge, koalas and Australiana chic. It was bold, brash and people couldn’t get enough of it.”
“Australiana: Bacon, Onion, Egg.”
“Australiana: Ham, bacon, onion & egg.”
“Our town was chilli crazy — the Italian restaurant now served chilli-garlic bread, the Australiana Pizza at Nico's now featured chilli as one of its toppings and at the Rotary Fete, savoury chilli biscuits outnumbered sponge cakes three to one.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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