"Botany Bay" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: The bay was named by explorer James Cook for the variety of plants observed near the shore. (Worcester College): So called from its remote situation. Etymology templates: {{sense|Worcester College}} (Worcester College): Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Botany Bay}} Botany Bay
  1. A bay of New South Wales, south of Sydney Cove, Australia; the site of a landing by explorer Captain James Cook and later of the First Fleet, and originally planned to be the site of the first penal colony in Australia. Categories (place): Bays, Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Sydney Derived forms: Botany Bay dozen, Botany Bay fever, Botany Bay greens, Botany Bay gum, Botany Bay kino, Botany Bay oak, Botany Bay olive, Botany Bay resin
    Sense id: en-Botany_Bay-en-name-EW5kc5HI Disambiguation of Sydney: 89 9 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 33 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 32 4
  2. The penal colony, actually established at Sydney Cove, which developed into the now city of Sydney.
    Sense id: en-Botany_Bay-en-name-1Z4qiBPs
  3. (UK, slang, obsolete) Worcester College, Oxford. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-Botany_Bay-en-name-Qstz-Gz2 Categories (other): British English
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