Australianized

Given antipodean character

Australianized describes something that has been adapted to Australian culture, spelling conventions, or conditions.

Software might be Australianized with local terminology and date formats.

A British TV show could be Australianized for local audiences.

The spelling with -ized follows American convention; British and Australian usage often prefer Australianised: The curriculum was Australianized to include Indigenous history.

culture

Vegemite

Yeast extract spread

footy · cricket · surfing · bushwalking · barbecue · larrikin · mateship · XXXX · VB · damper

integration

immigration

Relocating abroad permanently

visa · multiculturalism · settlement · adaptation · expatriate · community · inclusion · diversity · commonwealth · anglicization

iconography

kangaroo

Pouched Australian leaper

  • koalaTree-dwelling Australian marsupial
  • emuFlightless Australian bird
  • wombatBurrowing Australian marsupial

platypus · boomerang · didgeridoo · Uluru · wattle · eucalyptus · billabong · outback · bush · dreamtime

speech

twang

Sharp vibrating sound

  • drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
  • slangInformal in-group vocabulary
  • lingoGroup-specific vocabulary

g'day · mate · sheila · arvo · brekkie · dunny · ute · esky · thongs · stubby

Opposites
cultural/linguistic adaptation

AustralianizedBritishized

Adapted to UK standards

Americanized · Europeanized · indigenized · Africanized · Canadianized

preservation versus transformation

Australianizedunchanged

Not modified at all

unaltered · preserved · unassimilated · original · authentic

Family

Australianize

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G