English Explanatory Dictionary

Woolloomooloo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Woolloomooloo Woolloomooloos

Etymology

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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