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{{Wiktionary|Aussie}}<br />
'''Aussie''' is [[Australian English vocabulary|Australian slang]] for ''Australian'', both [[Australians|the adjective]] and [[Australia|the noun]], and less commonly, [[Australia]].<ref name=kennett>{{cite news|last=Kennett|first=Jeff|title=C'mon Aussie, let's grow up|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/cmon-aussie-lets-grow-up/story-e6frfhqf-1226185129838|access-date=22 February 2014|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=11 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/aussie |title=Aussie definition and meaning |publisher=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/aussie |title=Aussie &#124; Define Aussie at |website=Dictionary.com |access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aussie |title=Aussie &#124; Definition of Aussie by Merriam-Webster |website=Merriam-webster.com |access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref><br />
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==Pronunciation==<br />
In [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]], the [[United Kingdom]], and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], the word is pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|z|i}}, hence the alternative form ''Ozzie'';<ref name="mac5">{{cite book |title=Macquarie Dictionary 5th Edition |publisher=Macmillan Publishers Australia |year=2010 |isbn=9781876429669}}</ref> however, in the United States, it is most often pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|s|i}} {{respell|AW|see}}.<ref>''Webster's Third New International Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster Inc., 1961 (repr. 2002).</ref><ref>''MSN Encarta Dictionary'', North American edition. [http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/aussie.html] Retrieved on 7 June 2007. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071024191914/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/aussie.html Archived] 2009-10-31.</ref><ref>''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', Wiley, 2004.</ref><br />
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==Ethnic usage==<br />
''Aussie'' is a term of identification for people of all multicultural backgrounds that identify as an Australian. <ref>{{cite book<br />
| last = Hirst<br />
| first = John<br />
| title = Sense and Nonsense in Australian History<br />
| publisher = Black Inc. Agenda.<br />
| year = 2005<br />
| pages = 11–13<br />
| isbn = 0-9750769-9-X}}</ref><br />
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==Chants==<br />
* [[Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi]]<br />
* [[C'mon Aussie C'mon]], an Australian cricket anthem<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{section link|Bloke|Australian bloke}}<br />
* {{section link|The bush|Australia}}<br />
* [[Down Under]]<br />
* [[Kiwi (people)]]<br />
* [[British people]]<br />
* [[Yankee]]<br />
* [[Canuck]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.Aussiemoji.com AussiEmoji - express the daily Aussie lifestyle]<br />
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[[Category:Regional nicknames]]<br />
[[Category:Australian slang]]<br />
[[Category:New Zealand slang]]</div>Ajay Kumar