German Gully

proper noun

A gully in Victoria, Australia; Any of several such gullies which were worked as goldfields during the Gold Rush.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A gully in Victoria, Australia; Any of several such gullies which were worked as goldfields during the Gold Rush.

Origin

German+gully. From being a gully being worked by German-speakers. The naming date from the Victoria Gold Rush, when an influx of non-British immigrants resulted in communities that worked gullies to find gold, where those gullies were named after those ethnicities.

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APA

German Gully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20Gully

MLA

“German Gully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20Gully. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “German Gully,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20Gully.

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