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Judy | 10:18 Thu 18th Oct 2001 | People & Places
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Who named Australia and does the word have a meaning?
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Not sure who exactly, but it means southern. Its a contraction of Terra Australia Incognita or unknown southern land. Id guess it was Cook who named it, but its just a guess
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