The story
- Latin · derived fromnulla arbor“no tree”
- English todayNullarbor
From Latin nulla arbor (“no tree”), as the area is nearly treeless.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A locality defined by the South Australian government, covering a large area of western South Australia, bordering on Western Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Trans-Australian Railway. Full definition →
From Latin nulla arbor (“no tree”), as the area is nearly treeless.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.