New South Wales
Proper noun
  1. One of the six states of Australia capital=Sydney. Situated in the south-eastern part of the continent.
  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) (1788—1901) The colony that was founded in 1788, which grew progressively smaller as other colonies were separated from it, and became a state in 1901.
Translations
  • French: Nouvelle-Galles-du-Sud
  • German: New South Wales
  • Italian: Nuovo Galles del Sud
  • Portuguese: Nova Gales do Sul
  • Russian: Но́вый Ю́жный Уэ́льс
  • Spanish: Nueva Gales del Sur



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