Etymology

Parramatta

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Today it means: A local government area in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Parramatta. Full definition →

Dharug Burramatta
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  1. Dharug · borrowed fromBurramatta
  2. English todayParramatta

From Dharug Burramatta (literally “place of eels”).

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