| 单词 | the shaky isles |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Shaky Isles b. the Shaky Isles (colloquial), New Zealand (from the frequency of earthquakes). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [noun] > New Zealand Maoriland1859 the Shaky Isles1933 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 Aug. 20/2 The widespread notion that they're peculiar to the Shaky Isles. 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 49 New Zealand was no longer merely a colony; it became the Dominion, the Shakey Isles,..and so on. 1971 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 16 May 37/2 He came over from the Shaky Isles in his early 30s. < as lemmas |
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