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German Gully

German Gully proper noun: a gully in Victoria, Australia; Any of several such gullies which were worked as goldfields during the Gold Rush.

Proper noun

German Gully

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

Origin of German Gully

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 about German Gully

What does German Gully mean?
German Gully means a gully in Victoria, Australia; Any of several such gullies which were worked as goldfields during the Gold Rush.
What part of speech is German Gully?
German Gully is a proper noun.

Words near German Gully in the dictionary

  1. German goiter
  2. German goiters
  3. German goitre
  4. German goitres
  5. German grip
  6. German Gully
  7. German iris
  8. German ivy
  9. German lute
  10. German lutes
  11. German madwort

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