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单词 apple island
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Apple Islandn.

Brit. /ˌap(ə)l ˈʌɪlənd/, U.S. /ˌæp(ə)l ˈaɪlənd/, Australian English /ˌæp(ə)l ˈɑelənd/
Forms: also with lower-case initials.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: apple n., island n.
Etymology: < apple n. + island n., so called on account of Tasmania's status as an apple-growing region. Compare Apple Isle n.
Australian colloquial.
The island or state of Tasmania. Usually with the.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [noun] > Australia > Tasmania
Tassie1894
Apple Island1906
Apple Isle1906
the Speck1930
1906 Gadfly (Adelaide) 21 Mar. 17/3 The apple island still continues to attract a few stragglers from our city.
1945 Bull. (Sydney) 25 July 12/1 Following on the successful acclimatisation of the koala in Tasmania, the Apple Island received a consignment of lyre-birds.
2004 Gold Coast Bull. (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Nov. 47 A former Tasmanian who left the Apple Island four years ago.

Derivatives

ˌApple ˈIslander n. a Tasmanian.
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1928 Aussie: Cheerful Mag. Apr. 15/3 The newly-arrived Apple Islander blinked his eyes nervously.
2002 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 Aug. x. 10 Many Apple Islanders refuse to believe Oberon is anything but one of their own.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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