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NSW

NSW is the initialism of New South Wales.

Meaning of New South Wales

Proper noun

New South Wales

  1. A state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1788 to 1901. Capital: Sydney.
    • “The passing of this bill today makes New South Wales a safer and more inclusive place for more people,” said Penny Sharpe, the leader of the government in the upper house.2024 October 18, Laura Masia, “NSW Finally Passes Bill Allowing Trans People To Change Birth Certificates Without Surgery”, in Pedestrian
  2. (historical) (1770—1850s) The original name conferred on Australia by Captain James Cook, and used to describe the entire eastern portion of the continent.
  3. (historical) (1631–?) The name of an area of modern Canada stretching from the Nelson River in Manitoba to the James Bay in Ontario.

Forms of NSW

alternative formN.S.W.
alternative formN. S. W.

Questions about NSW

What is NSW the initialism of?
NSW is the initialism of New South Wales.

Words near NSW in the dictionary

  1. Nsubuga
  2. Nsuta
  3. nsutite
  4. NSV
  5. NSVs
  6. NSW
  7. NSWBC
  8. NSWDG
  9. NSWR
  10. NSWRs
  11. nsyilxcən

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: NSW (page history and authors); New South Wales (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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