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the massachusetts of australia

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
the -mas-sachusetts of aus-tralia
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the state of Victoria

Australian usage

Etymology

Coined by former Prime Minister John Howard after the Coalition's landslide defeat to the state Labor government of Premier Daniel Andrews at the 2018 Victorian state election. Howard referred to Victoria as "the Massachusetts of Australia", in reference to both states being progressive and left-leaning. In response, after the Andrews government was re-elected at the 2022 state election, in his victory speech, Andrews referred to Massachusetts as "the Victoria of the United States".

Usage

Questions

What does the massachusetts of australia mean?
the state of Victoria
Where does the massachusetts of australia come from?
Coined by former Prime Minister John Howard after the Coalition's landslide defeat to the state Labor government of Premier Daniel Andrews at the 2018 Victorian state election. Howard referred to Victoria as "the Massachusetts of Australia", in reference to both states being progressive and left-leaning. In response, after the Andrews government was re-elected at the 2022 state election, in his victory speech, Andrews referred to Massachusetts as "the Victoria of the United States".

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