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waratah

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Australian: /ˈwɔɹəˌtɐː/
  • UK: /ˈwɔːɹətɑː/
  • UK: /ˌwɒɹəˈtɑː/

1

name

Meaning 1

A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A small town in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several species of plants in the genus Telopea, native to southeastern Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A Y-shaped steel fencing post or stake.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Telopea Oreades

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

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noun

Meaning 6

straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Telopea speciosissima

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug warada.