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Aussie

 
Dictionary: Aus·sie   (ô'sē, ô') pronunciation

n. Informal
A native or inhabitant of Australia.

[AUS(TRALIAN) + -Y3.]

Aussie Aus'sie adj.

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Slang term that is used to refer to the Australian dollar.

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Similar to how the U.S. dollar is sometimes called the greenback or the Canadian dollar is called the loonie, the Australian dollar is sometimes called the Aussie to distinguish it from all the other dollars. It is also denoted as A$ or AU$.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Australia
  Synonym: Australian


Wikipedia: Aussie
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Aussie is Australian slang for Australian, specifically with reference to the people of Australia.

==Pronunciation==ff In Australia and New Zealand the word is pronounced /ˈɒzi/ (ozzy; in Australian English [ˈɔzi]), with a /z/ sound;[1] however, in the United States, it is most often pronounced /ˈɔːsi/ (awcy, akin to [oːsi] in Australian English) with an /s/ sound .[2][3][4] The United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada usually follow Australian practice. Pronouncing the word with an /s/ in place of the /z/ is considered a canonically American error by Australians—the likes of pronouncing the last syllables of Melbourne and Brisbane as "born" and "bayn" respectively, rather than with a reduced vowel.

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Ethnic usage

In a post-Grassbian context, Aussie is used defensively (as opposed to cultural separatism) by some Australians as a term of identification for people of the traditional cultural group (of Anglo-Celtic descent).[5] A parallel exists between its usage within Australia and Boer in South Africa, both terms referring to the descendants of early settlers, as opposed to later immigrants.

Aussie then is offensive to those who believe that it unfairly excludes outgroups as not equally Australian. It may also be used in a derogatory sense by those who do not consider themselves Australian to label those who do. In spite of attempts by schools, politicians and the news media to use the term as an all-encompassing label for those with Australian citizenship, it has continued to retain some usage as an ethnic descriptor, especially among youth. Another reason for the discriminatory use of term Aussie is the tension between official citizenship status on one hand and self-identity and identity by the community on the other, a tension by no means unique to Australian society.

The terminology received international attention as a result of the 2005 Cronulla riots,[6] where t-shirts and scrawlings on the beach read "100% Aussie Pride" and were largely seen as a display of ethnic identification. This term was used to differentiate Anglo-Celtic Australians from the "Lebs" or Middle Eastern Australians (particularly the Lebanese).

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See also

  • Down Under, a colloquialism referring to things related to, or coming from Australia and occasionally New Zealand [7]

References

  1. ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
  2. ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., 1961 (repr. 2002).
  3. ^ MSN Encarta Dictionary, North American edition. [1] Retrieved on 7 June 2007. Archived 2009-10-31.
  4. ^ Webster's New World College Dictionary, Wiley, 2004.
  5. ^ Hirst, John (2005). Sense and Nonsense in Australian History. Black Inc. Agenda. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-97507-699-X. 
  6. ^ BBC World News, 12 December 2005, retrieved 12 July 2005
  7. ^ Miracle Down Under: How New Zealand Farmers Prosper without Subsidies or Protection Center For Free Trade Studies Bulletin, retrieved 13 October 2008

Translations: Aussie
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - australier
adj. - australsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Australië(r), Australisch

Français (French)
n. - Australien
adj. - australien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Australier, Australien
adj. - australisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) Αυστραλός, Αυστραλία
adj. - (καθομ.) Αυστραλός, αυστραλιανός

Italiano (Italian)
australiano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - australiano (m)
adj. - australiano

Русский (Russian)
австралиец, австралийка, австралийский

Español (Spanish)
n. - australiano
adj. - australiano, de Australia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - australier
adj. - australisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
澳洲, 澳洲人, 澳洲的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 澳洲, 澳洲人
adj. - 澳洲的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 오스트레일리아[사람]
adj. - 오스트레일리아[사람]의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - オーストラリア人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أسي (صفه) كلمه عاميه وتعني أسترالي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוסטרלי/ת, אוסטרליה‬
adj. - ‮אוסטרלי/ת‬


 
 
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