New South Wales

New South Wales

n

(Placename) a state of SE Australia: originally contained over half the continent, but was reduced by the formation of other states (1825-1911); consists of a narrow coastal plain, separated from extensive inland plains by the Great Dividing Range; the most populous state; mineral resources. Capital: Sydney. Pop.: 6 441 680 (1999 est.). Area: 801 428 sq. km (309 433 sq. miles)

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New South Wales - an Australian state in southeastern Australia Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony Sydney - the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port Wagga Wagga - a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center

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New South Wales

n → Neusüdwales nt