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Meaning of "Wollongong" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOLLONGONG

Wollongong  [ˈwʊləŋˌɡɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOLLONGONG

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Wollongong 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 WOLLONGONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wollongong

Wollongong

Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney. Wollongong's Statistical District has a population of 292,190, making Wollongong the third largest city in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle, and the tenth largest city in Australia. The Wollongong metropolitan area extends from Helensburgh in the north to Windang in the south. It sits within the Wollongong Statistical District, which covers the local authority areas of Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama, extending from the town of Helensburgh in the north to Gerroa in the south Geologically, the city is located in the south-eastern part of the Sydney basin, which extends from Newcastle to Nowra. Wollongong is noted for its heavy industry, its port activity and the quality of its physical setting, occupying a narrow coastal plain between an almost continuous chain of surf beaches and the cliffline of the rainforest-covered Illawarra escarpment.

Definition of Wollongong in the English dictionary

The definition of Wollongong in the dictionary is a city in E Australia, in E New South Wales on the Pacific: an early centre of dairy farming; now a coal-mining and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 228 846.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOLLONGONG


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOLLONGONG

Wolfram von Eschenbach
wolframite
wolfsbane
Wolfsburg
wolfskin
wollastonite
wollies
Wollstonecraft
wolly
Wolof
Wolseley
Wolsey
wolve
wolver
Wolverhampton
wolverine
Wolverine State

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOLLONGONG

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 Wollongong in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Wollongong» into 25 languages

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

Translator English - Chinese

卧龙岗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Wollongong
570 millions of speakers

English

Wollongong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वॉलोन्गॉन्ग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ولونغونغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Wollongong
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Wollongong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Wollongong,
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Wollongong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wollongong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wollongong
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウロンゴング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

울릉공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wollongong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Wollongong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வோல்லாகாங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वोलाँगोंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Wollongong
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Wollongong
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wollongong
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Wollongong
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wollongong
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Wollongong
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wollongong
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Wollongong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Wollongong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Wollongong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOLLONGONG»

The term «Wollongong» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.530 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOLLONGONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Wollongong» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Wollongong» 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 Wollongong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOLLONGONG»

Discover the use of Wollongong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Wollongong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Geostatistics Wollongong &96. 1 (1997)
More than 200 participants world wide attended the Wollongong'96 International Geostatistical Congress at which a variety of good quality papers were presented . The Congress recognizes the continued interest in the development of ...
Ernest Y. Baafi, Neil A. Schofield, 1997
2
Australian National Bibliography
Service, c!991- 001.440994 Research cultures and market niches. Research cultures and market niches : the commercialisation of research in Australian universities. Wollongong, N.S.W. : Centre for Research Policy, University of Wollongong, ...
‎1978
3
People and Politics in Regional New South Wales: 1856 to the ...
Labor's slide in the bigger Wollongong subdivision where Hough took 50 per cent of the primary vote was decisive. The seat was decided on the preferences of two Independents, who received about 4 per cent each. Labor's preselection ...
Jim Hagan, 2006
4
Landslide Risk Management
A network of continuously monitored real-time landslide field stations has been established in Wollongong. This network will facilitate risk management operations, enhance our understanding of landslide triggering mechanisms and improve ...
Oldrich Hungr, Robin Fell, Réjean Couture, 2005
5
University of Wollongong: Tertangala, Gordon Wallace, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
6
City Branding: Theory and Cases
SUCCESS OF WOLLONGONG'S CAMPAIGN There is evidence to suggest that the city image campaign had been successful. A benchmark study of Wollongong's image was conducted in 1999 by the Illawarra Regional Information Service ...
Keith Dinnie, 2011
7
Putting Fear of Crime on the Map: Investigating Perceptions ...
Chapter. 6. The. Wollongong. Study. The. Goals. of. the. Wollongong. Study. Links between social and physical disorder, crime and fear of crime have been areas of research interest for some time (e.g. Wilson and Kelling, 1982; Skogan, 1990; ...
Bruce J. Doran, Melissa B. Burgess, 2011
8
Gender Equality in Higher Education: Miscellanea : Third ...
Strategies to Promote Gender Equity Case study: The University of Wollongong, Australia Sharon Bell Pro-Vice Chancellor (Equity and Community Partnerships) Provost, Logan Campus sharon.belLffgriffith.cdu.au Logan Campus.
Valeria Maione, 2005
9
Wollongong Advertiser
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Wollongong Advertiser is a free newspaper for the residents of Wollongong and the Illawarra region, New South Wales, Australia.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
10
Clusterin
Beata Pajak, Department of Cell Ultrastructure, Mossakowski Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego 5, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland ( 33) Stephen Poon, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, ...
‎2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOLLONGONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Wollongong is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man accused of raping 77yo Wollongong woman was on parole at …
Emergency services were called to the woman's home, in the Wollongong suburb of Gwynneville, in the early hours of Monday morning, where she was found ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Wollongong MP Noreen Hay stands down as NSW Opposition whip
NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley made the announcement today, after the ABC revealed that AFP officers raided Ms Hay's office in Wollongong on ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
3
Wollongong man swings machete into mate's neck while DANCING
The 34-year-old was drinking while his friend, a 28-year-old man, when the incident occurred shortly before 5pm in Wollongong, about 85kms south of Sydney. «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
Human remains found at Wollongong unit block: police
Police say body parts discovered at the back of a unit complex in Wollongong have been there for more than a day as they confirm a homicide investigation into ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
5
Wollongong Hawks considered links with Canberra as Andrew Gaze …
The Wollongong Hawks were prepared to sell home games to Canberra before going into voluntary administration with a view to rebuilding an NBL presence in ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
6
Qantas retires its oldest aircraft, the City of Canberra 747-400, to …
The City of Canberra was retired to Wollongong after 25 years of service and will become a prized addition to an aviation museum based at Illawarra Regional ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
7
Wollongong Hawks fear NBL club will fold without new sponsors
The Wollongong Hawks say they will fold next month unless they can come up with some new sponsors to keep the cash-strapped NBL club afloat. The club ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
8
Single-seater plane missing over Wollongong, south of Sydney
New South Wales police have confirmed a single-seater aircraft has gone missing while flying over Wollongong, south of Sydney. Witnesses reported hearing a ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
9
New Zealand Breakers edge Wollongong Hawks again to stay top of …
The Australian National Basketball League leaders scored a hard-fought 86-84 victory over the bottom-of-the-table Wollongong Hawks in Wollongong today with ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jan 15»
10
Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets draw 0-0 in A-League clash in …
Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets draw 0-0 in A-League clash in Wollongong ... Jets a 0-0 draw in the A-League's first match in Wollongong on Saturday evening. «ABC Online, Jan 15»

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