a state of SE Australia: originally contained over half the country, but was reduced by the formation of other states (1825–1911); consists of a narrow coastal plain, separated from extensive inland plains by the Great Dividing Range; the most populous state; mineral resources. Capital: Sydney. Pop: 7 272 800 (2012). Area: 801 428 sq km (309 433 sq miles)
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New′ South′ Wales′,
- Place Namesa state in SE Australia. 5,126,217;
309,433 sq. mi. (801,430 sq. km). Cap.: Sydney.
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'New South Wales' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Albury-Wodonga
- Armidale
- Australian Alps
- Australian Capital Territory
- Australian Illawarra Shorthorn
- Bathurst
- Ben Lomond
- Blue Mountains
- Botany Bay
- Broken Hill
- Gippsland
- Gold Coast
- Great Dividing Range
- Illawarra
- Jervis Bay
- Kamilaroi
- Kosciusko
- Kosciuszko
- Lachlan
- Lang
- Lord Howe Island
- Macquarie
- Maitland
- Murray
- Murrumbidgee
- N.S.W.
- NSW
- New Castle
- New England
- New England Range
- New South
- Newcastle
- Phillip
- Reid
- Snowy River
- Sydney
- Tamworth
- Victoria
- Wagga Wagga
- Waler
- Wentworth
- Wiradjuri
- Wollongong
- back of Bourke
- bandy-bandy
- bilby
- binghi
- bogong
- brolga
- budgerigar