Eastralia

English

Etymology

Blend of east +‎ Australia

Pronunciation

• enPR: ēsʹtrālyə, IPA^(key): /iːsˈtɹæɪljə/

Noun

Eastralia (uncountable)

1. (rare, humorous) Eastern Australia; the eastern states (and previously colonies) of Australia.
   • 1897 September 1, “Cricket.”, in The Referee (Sydney)‎^[1], page 8:

     …a far pleasanter holiday trip, mingled with cricket, might be arranged for them through Maoriland [New Zealand] after their matches in Eastralia have finished.

   • 1913 May 9, “Labor Logic and Fusion Fancies.”, in Westralian Worker‎^[2], page 7:

     …Wyndham, for instance, is governed from Perth, and to all intents and purposes it is as far from the centre as Westralia is from Eastralia…

   • 1930 March 3, “Western Scorpions.”, in Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser‎^[3], page 6:

     …those of the Murchison district in W.A. are gigantic in comparison with those of Eastralia…

Hypernyms

• Eastern Australia
• Eastern states
• t'otherside (informal), used in Western Australia

See also

• Westralia