Bananaland

English Etymology From en banana land, after en Queensland, since the tropical coast of Queensland is suited to growing bananas. Pronunciation en EN-AU ck1 Bananaland.ogg AU Proper noun en Australia slang en @nickname for:Queensland state c/Australia. Hungerford 41 The post-office is in New South Wales, and the police-barracks in Bananaland. en 2007 Pip Wilson Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push 145 https://books.google.com/books?id=NcO7t8G-yQ8C&pg=PA145 But it's ages before the news gets up north to Bananaland that the ASL has passed more motions against agitators than you can poke a stick at, especially if they agitate amongst the unemployed. en 2010 Graham Seal Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales 216 https://books.google.com/books?id=kUEzm_xj3loC&pg=PA216 The recompense ‘James’ required from the Government was three miles depth of frontage along the whole route; but the representatives of the people in Bananaland thought the offer was a bit one-sided, and declined to negotiate. Derived terms en Bananalander See also en banana bender