List of reduplicated Australian place names

These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" which was originally translated asmany crows but has since been retransmitted as celebration with a single use of the term Wagga meaning dance and "Tilba Tilba" many waters.

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List of reduplicated Australian place names

These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" which was originally translated asmany crows but has since been retransmitted as celebration with a single use of the term Wagga meaning dance and "Tilba Tilba" many waters.

Source: Wikipedia "List of reduplicated Australian place names" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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