pure Merino

pure Merino
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1. уст. свободный поселенец в Австралии 2. человек, принадлежащий к семье «старых австралийцев», ирон. коренной австралиец «аристократического происхождения», «чистокровный австралиец», ведущий свою родословную от свободных поселенцев <от названия наиболее ценной породы овец – меринос {Merino}>

Australia and New Zealand. English-Russian dictionary of regional studies. 2014.

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