Wagga Wagga

English

Etymology

Reduplication of Wiradjuri wagga (“crow”), where it pluralises the word.

Other translations have also attributed the word wagga to mean 'reeling (like a sick man or a dizzy man)' to 'dance, slide or grind'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwɒɡə ˈwɒɡə/

Proper noun

Wagga Wagga

1. A city in New South Wales, Australia.

Related terms

• Wagga (slang)

Translations

city in New South Wales

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  Mandarin: 沃加沃加 (Wòjiāwòjiā)

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References

• “Geographical Names Register Extract”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], Geographical Names Board of NSW, 2007 April 25 (last accessed)