Meanings
proper nounMawson (countable and uncountable, plural Mawsons)
plural Mawsons
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Mawson Station; a research station in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica.
Long-term monitoring has revealed a 43% drop over a decade in the number of birds that breed across 52 islands near the Mawson research station.
2023 September 9, Henry Belot, “Australian government backflips on cancellation of Antarctica penguin surveys”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2023
Origin
Patronymic surname, from Maw + -son.
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APA
Mawson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawson
MLA
“Mawson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawson. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mawson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawson.
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