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matildas

matildas is the plural of matilda.

Meaning of matilda

Noun

matilda (plural matildas)

  1. (Australia) A bundle of possessions, often tied up in a sack; a swag.
    • In a week the spree was over and the cheque was all knocked down, / So we shouldered our “Matildas,” and we turned our backs on town, / And the girls they stood a nobbler as we sadly said “Good bye,” / And we tramped from Lazy Harry’s, not five miles from Gundagai;1906, A. B. Paterson, On The Road to Gundagai, The Old Bush Songs, Gutenberg eBook #10493

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Proper noun capitalized: Matildas

Matildas

  1. the women's national soccer representative team of Australia

Origin of matildas

After the song Waltzing Matilda.

Words formed from matildas

Questions about matildas

What does matildas mean?
Matildas means the women's national soccer representative team of Australia.
What is matildas the plural of?
Matildas is the plural of matilda.
What part of speech is matildas?
Matildas is a proper noun.

Words near matildas in the dictionary

  1. maties
  2. matiest
  3. Matignon
  4. matilda
  5. Matilda effect
  6. matildas
  7. Matildine
  8. matildite
  9. Matilija
  10. Matilija poppies
  11. Matilija poppy

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