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Never Never Land

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An Australian term for North Queensland.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một thuật ngữ của Úc để chỉ Bắc Queensland

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Never Never Land” mean?

An Australian term for North Queensland.

Is “Never Never Land” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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