down under

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English - English
in Australia, to Australia

Foster's claims to be Australian, but nobody drinks it down under.

nickname for Australia New Zealand and the surrounding area
People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as down under. For summer skiing down under, there is no better place than New Zealand. often Down Under Australia and often New Zealand
land down under
Australia, most often used by non-Australians

Do you come from the land down under?.

sit down under an insult
silently withstand an insult, remain silent after an offense
down under

    Hyphenation

    Down un·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    daun ʌndır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdoun ˈəndər/ /ˈdaʊn ˈʌndɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'daun ] (adverb.) before 12th century. Middle English doun, from Old English dune, short for adune, of dune, from a- , of off, from + dune, dative of dun hill.
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