barwon
barwon Lexical Profile
• noun
Australian A major river in Victoria, Australia, which flows through the city of Geelong before emptying into Bass Strait at Barwon Heads.
"Rowing crews can frequently be seen practicing on the Barwon River in Geelong during the early morning."
Australian A major river in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the border with Queensland and acting as a primary tributary in the Murray-Darling basin.
"Agricultural communities in northern New South Wales rely heavily on the Barwon River for regional irrigation."
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Indigenous Australian languages. The name for the Victorian river is believed to come from the Wadawurrung word 'parwung', meaning 'magpie', while the New South Wales river name stems from the Gamilaraay word 'bawon', meaning 'great, wide river'.
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