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german gully

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
ger-man gul-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A gully in Victoria, Australia; Any of several such gullies which were worked as goldfields during the Gold Rush.

Etymology

German+gully. From being a gully being worked by German-speakers. The naming date from the Victoria Gold Rush, when an influx of non-British immigrants resulted in communities that worked gullies to find gold, where those gullies were named after those ethnicities.

Questions

What does german gully mean?
A gully in Victoria, Australia; Any of several such gullies which were worked as goldfields during the Gold Rush.
Where does german gully come from?
German+gully. From being a gully being worked by German-speakers. The naming date from the Victoria Gold Rush, when an influx of non-British immigrants resulted in communities that worked gullies to find gold, where those gullies were named after those ethnicities.

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