It's a demonym. Antipodean covers Aus and NZ. But there are different terms for different countries; it's not consistent in any meaningful way. It's one of those things that you just need to learn/know, for each country/area.
It's a demonym. Antipodean covers Aus and NZ. But there are different terms for different countries; it's not consistent in any meaningful way. It's one of those things that you just need to learn/know, for each country/area.
P.S. We have some really interesting ones for areas in the UK. People from Manchester are Mancunian. Liverpool has Scousers. Newcastle are Geordies. Sunderland, Mackems. Birmingham, Brummies. Plymouth, Janners. Etc. There's no underlying logic to it.