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Meaning of "Goolagong" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOLAGONG

Goolagong  [ˈɡuːləˌɡɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOOLAGONG

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Goolagong is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOOLAGONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Goolagong

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Evonne Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is an Australian former World No. 1 female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles, six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles. Her career win-loss percentage was 81.01%. Her win-loss performance in all Grand Slam singles tournaments was 82.09%, at the French Open, 84.21%, at Wimbledon, 83.33%, at the US Open, 81.25%, and at the Australian Open, 80.39%.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOOLAGONG


bogong
ˈbəʊˌɡɒŋ
bugong
ˈbuːɡɒŋ
Chittagong
ˈtʃɪtəˌɡɒŋ
dugong
ˈduːɡɒŋ
gong
ɡɒŋ
legong
ləˈɡɒŋ
qigong
ˈtʃiːˈɡɒŋ
wobbegong
ˈwɒbɪˌɡɒŋ
Wollongong
ˈwʊləŋˌɡɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOLAGONG

Google
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Googleganger
googlewhack
googlies
googly
googol
googolplex
gooier
gooiest
gooily
gook
gooky
gool
Goole

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOLAGONG

along
among
Armstrong
belong
dong
for a song
Guangdong
hong
Hong Kong
in the wrong
jong
long
mong
so long
song
strong
thong
tong
wrong
Zigong

Synonyms and antonyms of Goolagong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Goolagong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOLAGONG

Find out the translation of Goolagong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Goolagong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Goolagong» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Goolagong
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Goolagong
570 millions of speakers

English

Goolagong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Goolagong
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Goolagong
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гулагонг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Goolagong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Goolagong
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Goolagong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goolagong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Goolagong
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Goolagong
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Goolagong
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goolagong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Goolagong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Goolagong
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोलागोंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Goolagong
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Goolagong
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Goolagong
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гулагонг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Goolagong
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Goolagong
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Goolagong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Goolagong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Goolagong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Goolagong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOLAGONG»

The term «Goolagong» is regularly used and occupies the 59.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOLAGONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Goolagong» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Goolagong» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Goolagong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOLAGONG»

Discover the use of Goolagong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Goolagong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Free spirit, Evonne Goolagong
A biography of Evonne Goolagong, an Australian who has become an international tennis champion.
D. J. Herda, Bruce Curtis, Melchior Di Giacomo, 1976
2
Home!: The Evonne Goolagong Story
The autobiography of Evonne Goolagong Cawley, tracing her life from outback New South Wales to the Centre Court at Wimbledon.__
Evonne Goolagong, Phil Jarratt, 1993
3
Heroines of Sport: The Politics of Difference and Identity
example, during her playing years Evonne Goolagong remained resolutely outside Aboriginal affairs and politics. When she was continually bombarded by reporters' questions about her race - 'what was it like they wanted to know to be the ...
Jennifer Hargreaves, 2013
4
Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice
Goolagong was taken away from her family to train in Sydney and led a life alienated from her family with little opportunity to learn about her Aboriginal heritage. After winning many important Australian amateur championships, she embarked ...
John Nauright, Charles Parrish, 2012
5
Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis
9 The only nonwhite tennis great from Australia has been Evonne Goolagong. In her memoir Evonne! On the Move, Goolagong writes, "Goolagong's the name — it's a good old name, much older than the nation of my birth. Nearly as old ...
Sundiata Djata, 2008
6
Maori and Aboriginal Women in the Public Eye: Representing ...
As the Hobart Mercury announced, 'Miss Goolagong, the part aboriginal from the New South Wales outback, beat the defending champion and three times winner', Margaret Court, to take the title.11 The Age similarly declared that 'the ...
Karen Fox, 2011
7
Diary of a Schizophrenic
Perhaps, I could put up a Christmas tree and call it a Goolagong Tree. Would that be politically correct? I just want to fit right in and not be noticed. So, Happy Goolagong! and Gogle dee Ha! (Back in the old days we used to say "Happy New ...
Ervin Clevenger Larry Ervin Clevenger, 2009
8
Great Personalities of the World: Legends who inspire us forever
Born on July 31, 1951, Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early1980s. Shewon14 GrandSlam titles – seven in singles, six in ...
Tanvir Khan, 2012
9
The Best Ever Australian Sports Writing: A 200 Year Collection
So we had the final we had all been waiting for: the capricious inspiration of Goolagong against the rock-solid, relentless grafting of Evert. Evert had a 6-A lead in head-to-head clashes, but the grass surface favoured Goolagong 's more  ...
David John Headon, Headon, David (ed.), 2001
10
Cold War America, 1946 To 1990
... Evonne Goolagong Chris Evert Chris Evert Billie Jean King 1975 Evonne Goolagong Chris Evert Billie Jean King Chris Evert 1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawlev Sue Barker Chris Evert Chris Evert 1977 Kerry Melville Reid Evonne Goolagong ...
Ross Gregory, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOLAGONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Goolagong is used in the context of the following news items.
1
RAY COLLINS: NAIDOC Week
... sports stars and the list was very long ranging from Yvonne Goolagong-Crawley through to modern day stars such as Jonathon Thurston. «mnnews.today, Jul 15»
2
All-Time Women's Majors Finals Records
Evonne Goolagong, 4-3, 1-1, 2-3, 0-4, 7-11 .389. M.Osborne du Pont, ---, 2-0, 1-2, 3-2, 6-4 .600. Nancye Wynne Bolton, 6-3, ---, ---, 0-1, 6-4 .600. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
3
The 40/40 Club
... John Newcombe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Ilie Nastase, Martina Navratilova, Evonne Goolagong, Virginia Wade, Evert, and, of course, ... «Tennis Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Wimbledon Women's Champions
1971 — Evonne Goolagong. 1970 — Margaret Court. 1969 — Ann Haydon Jones. 1968 — Billie Jean King. 1967 — Billie Jean King. «Chron.com, Jul 15»
5
10 best women's tennis players of all time
Evonne Goolagong of Australia may have been the most graceful of all women's players. She seemed to float across the court and get ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
6
Wimbledon Women's Final Results
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6. 1975 — Billie Jean King def. Evonne Goolagong Cawley, 6-0, 6-1. 1974 — Chris Evert def. «Chron.com, Jul 15»
7
Bulls to $6500 high at Alice Springs
Also selling Santa Gertrudis were the Tiller family, Goolagong stud, Warnertown, two to $3500. The Walker family's Angus stud, Lameroo, sold ... «Stock Journal, Jul 15»
8
Can Maria Sharapova Finally End Losing Streak To Serena Williams …
Did Yvonne Goolagong have a chip on her shoulder. I don't think so. July 9th, 2015 at 1:40 pm. jalep Says: Congtats to a couple of teenagers ... «Tennis-X.com, Jul 15»
9
Coal mine keeps Australia sweet with China
... baby boomers brought up the current crop of sportspeople – might otherwise have, please note that Evonne Goolagong was born in 1951. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Boomers to blame for Nick Kyrgios' faults
They may not be as polite or self controlled as Newcombe or Roche, Goolagong or Court. But the culture those old goldies were raised in was ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Goolagong [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/goolagong>. Apr 2024 ».
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