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 Dérivé de banana, avec le suffixe -land, car le climat de la côte du Queensland est propice à la culture des bananiers.

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Bananaland \bəˈnɑːnəland\

  1. (Australie) Surnom du Queensland.
    • 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. — (Graham Seal, Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales, 2010, page 216)

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