Wagga Wagga

American

[wog-uh wog-uh] / ˈwɒg ə ˈwɒg ə /

noun

a city in central New South Wales, in SE Australia.

Wagga Wagga British

/ ˈwɒɡə ˈwɒɡə /

noun

a city in SE Australia, in New South Wales on the Murrumbidgee River: agricultural trading centre. Pop: 44 451 (2001)

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The potential breach involved grant funding promised to community organisations in Maguire's electorate of Wagga Wagga.

From Reuters • Oct. 1, 2021

Two days later, on March 9, 2020, Aja flew to Australia to perform at the Wagga Wagga Mardi Gras festival.

From Slate • May 21, 2021

She started playing in Wagga Wagga, a sports-mad town halfway between Sydney and Melbourne.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2020

McCormack, who has been the acting prime minister while Scott Morrison attended the forum in low-lying Tuvalu, attended a business function in Wagga Wagga on Friday.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2019

“Homework — compose a poem about my defeat of the Wagga Wagga Werewolf! Signed copies of Magical Me to the author of the best one!”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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