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the Massachusetts of Australia

the Massachusetts of Australia proper noun: the state of Victoria.

Proper noun

the Massachusetts of Australia

  1. (Australia) the state of Victoria

Origin of the Massachusetts of Australia

Coined by former Prime Minister John Howard after the Coalition's landslide defeat to the state Labor government of Premier Daniel Andrews at the 2018 Victorian state election. Howard referred to Victoria as "the Massachusetts of Australia", in reference to both states being progressive and left-leaning. In response, after the Andrews government was re-elected at the 2022 state election, in his victory speech, Andrews referred to Massachusetts as "the Victoria of the United States".

Questions about the Massachusetts of Australia

What does the Massachusetts of Australia mean?
The Massachusetts of Australia means the state of Victoria.
What part of speech is the Massachusetts of Australia?
The Massachusetts of Australia is a proper noun.

Words near the Massachusetts of Australia in the dictionary

  1. The Mall
  2. the man
  3. the man, the myth, the legend
  4. the map is not the territory
  5. The Marra
  6. the Massachusetts of Australia
  7. the math ain't mathing
  8. the math is mathing
  9. the Mbappé special
  10. the Mbappé specials
  11. The Meadows

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