Australianism

British  

/ ɒˈstreɪlɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the Australian national character or spirit

2. loyalty to Australia, its political independence, culture, etc

3. a linguistic usage, custom, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Australia, its people, or their culture

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Example Sentences

TV’s influence can replace Australianism with Australianism though: “ranga” has replaced the previous, ironic term for a redhead: blue/bluey.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2014

Here, as in many other respects, Victoria is the most pronounced example of what may be called Australianism as opposed to Englishism.

From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell

There is a superstition prevalent in Sydney that this pronunciation is an Australianism, but people who have been "home"—as the native reverently and lovingly calls England—know better.

From Following the Equator, Part 2 by Twain, Mark