Bendigo

American

[ben-di-goh] / ˈbɛn dɪˌgoʊ /

noun

a city in central Victoria in SE Australia: gold mining.

Bendigo British

/ ˈbɛndɪˌɡəʊ /

noun

a city in SE Australia, in central Victoria: founded in 1851 after the discovery of gold. Pop: 68 715 (2001)

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Bendigo said recent upgrades to its app had driven an increase in new customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

It introduces a 10% discount to its valuation of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Australia sealed victory in their three-Test series against England as they won the decider 69-56 in Bendigo, Victoria.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

Mr. Joseph moved on to Bendigo, another mining town, where a neighborhood called California Gully, marked today by low-slung Victorian houses, suggests there were plenty of Americans nearby.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Only the Bendigo arms—a clenched fist—carved on the granite lintel, had been left untouched by the whitewash, and showed a sullen grey.

From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)

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