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new Australian

new Australian noun: a post-WWII migrant to Australia, especially one from Europe whose first language was not English.

Noun

new Australian (plural new Australians)

  1. (Australia) A post-WWII migrant to Australia, especially one from Europe whose first language was not English.
    • The New Australians are the sober ones here. All saving their money for when their two years are up, to buy a house or start a business or something. But for the language trouble, they're the best men that I've got.1952, Nevil Shute, chapter 7, in The Far Country, Melbourne: Heinemann
  2. (historical) A member of the New Australia settlement in Paraguay.
    • To go to Paraguay to-day involves at least six months absence from Australia[.] Our "New Australians," in order to reach this promised land, bought the S.S. "Royal Tar" for £1,620, and on the 16th July, 1893, 240 idealists set sail.1935, Eric N Birks, “As a Boy in Paraguay”, in The Australian Quarterly, volume 7, number 26, page 57

Forms of new Australian

pluralnew Australians

Questions about new Australian

What does new Australian mean?
New Australian means a post-WWII migrant to Australia, especially one from Europe whose first language was not English.
What part of speech is new Australian?
New Australian is a noun.
What is the plural of new Australian?
The plural of new Australian is new Australians.

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