Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

See also: Nouvelle Galles du Sud

French

Etymology

From nouvelle (feminine of nouveau (“new”)) +‎ Galles (“Wales”) +‎ sud (“south”); calque of English New South Wales.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.vɛl.ɡal dy syd/

Proper noun

Nouvelle-Galles du Sud f

  1. New South Wales (a state of Australia, located in the southeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1788 to 1901)
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