Words & TermsPlaces and regional languagePlace nickname
Banana Land
Queensland, in a historical or jocular nickname.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Banana Land” means queensland, in a historical or jocular nickname.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre explicitly lists Banana Land among established Australian state nicknames.
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- Queensland; regional distribution varies