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new Australians

new Australians is the plural of new Australian.

Meaning of new Australian

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

Questions about new Australians

What is new Australians the plural of?
New Australians is the plural of new Australian.

Words near new Australians in the dictionary

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  2. new atheists
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  9. new ball
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