Local - Crow Eater | Adelaidian
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A person from South Australia is known as a Crow Eater with people from Adelaide is nicknamed a Adelaidian.
The term "crow eater" because early settlers reportedly ate crows out of necessity due to a lack of food, particularly during the Victorian gold rushes. This nickname, sometimes considered a bit of a joke, later became a general, non-derogatory term for all South Australians.
Nicknames by state: ACT (Canberra) Canberran, Western Australia (Perth): Perthite, South Australia (Adelaide): Crow Eater, New South Wales (Sydney): Sydneysider, Queensland (Brisbane): Brisburnian, Northern Territory (Darwin): Territorian & Darwinian, Northern Territory (Alice Springs): Central Australian & Territorian, Tasmania: Tasmanian & Victoria: Mexican & Melburnian
The term "crow eater" because early settlers reportedly ate crows out of necessity due to a lack of food, particularly during the Victorian gold rushes. This nickname, sometimes considered a bit of a joke, later became a general, non-derogatory term for all South Australians.
Nicknames by state: ACT (Canberra) Canberran, Western Australia (Perth): Perthite, South Australia (Adelaide): Crow Eater, New South Wales (Sydney): Sydneysider, Queensland (Brisbane): Brisburnian, Northern Territory (Darwin): Territorian & Darwinian, Northern Territory (Alice Springs): Central Australian & Territorian, Tasmania: Tasmanian & Victoria: Mexican & Melburnian
