Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

australianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aus-tralian-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.

Example Sentences

"For example, the expression no worries is viewed as an Australianism even though it is now widespread throughout other parts of the English-speaking world."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Australian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Australianism From Australian + -ism.

Inflected Forms

Australianisms (plural)

Phrases

anti-Australianism

Frequently Paired Words

Australianist

Questions

What does australianism mean?: A word or phrase only used in Australia, or having a special meaning there.
Where does australianism come from?: Etymology tree English Australian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Australianism From Australian + -ism.

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