Wagga Wagga

/ˌwɒɡə ˈwɒɡə/

proper noun

A city in southern New South Wales, Australia.

OriginWiradjuri wagga →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in southern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the city proper; in full, the City of Wagga Wagga.

Origin

  1. Wiradjuriwagga“crow”
  2. EnglishWagga Wagga

Reduplication of Wiradjuri wagga (“crow”), where it pluralises the word. Other translations have also attributed the word wagga to mean 'reeling (like a sick man or a dizzy man)' to 'dance, slide or grind'.

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Translations

Arabic واجا واجا
  • واجا واجا (wāǧā wāǧā)city in New South Wales
Chinese Mandarin 沃加沃加
  • 沃加沃加 (Wòjiāwòjiā)city in New South Wales
Japanese ウォガウォガ
  • ウォガウォガ (Wogawoga)city in New South Wales
Korean 와가와가
  • 와가와가 (Wagawaga)city in New South Wales
Spanish Wagga Wagga
  • Wagga Waggacity in New South Wales
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APA

Wagga Wagga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wagga%20Wagga

MLA

“Wagga Wagga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wagga%20Wagga. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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