Woolloomooloo

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proper noun

An inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Meanings

proper nounWoolloomooloo (countable and uncountable, plural Woolloomooloos)

plural Woolloomooloos

  1. countableuncountableAn inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

From the name of the first homestead in the area. The origin of that name itself is uncertain. Either from the aboriginal term Wallamullah, meaning "place of plenty", or from Wallabahmullah, meaning a "young black kangaroo".

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