Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

australiana

/ɔˈstɹeɪliˈænə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: Aus-tral-ia-na
IPA: /ɔˈstɹeɪliˈænə/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All things particular to Australia, culture and people; anything that is a symbol of Australian life.

noun

A pizza topped with bacon and pineapple (or sometimes ham), eggs, and often also onion.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Australia + -ana.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Australia

Usage

Australian usage

Rhymes With

montana banana ghana ana dana nana nirvana mana guyana botswana americana tijuana

Questions

How do you pronounce australiana?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɔˈstɹeɪliˈænə/.
What does australiana mean?: All things particular to Australia, culture and people; anything that is a symbol of Australian life.
Where does australiana come from?: From Australia + -ana.

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