WIRADHURI

Meaning of WIRADHURI in English

[ wɪ'radʒəri ]

■ noun an extinct Aboriginal language of SE Australia.

Origin

Aborig., appar. from a ~ word for 'no', wirai (contrasted with related languages).

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WIRADHURI — / wɪˈrædʒəri; NAmE / noun [ U ] an Aboriginal language of SE Australia which is no longer spoken
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YABBER — noun Etymology: perhaps modification of Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) ya- speak Date: 1855 talk , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KOOKABURRA — noun Etymology: Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) gugubarra Date: 1834 a brownish kingfisher ( Dacelo novaeguineae …
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BILLABONG — noun Etymology: Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) bilabaŋ Date: 1861 1. Australian a blind channel leading …
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YABBER — noun Etymology: perhaps modification of Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) ya- speak Date: 1855 Australian : …
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KOOKABURRA — noun Etymology: Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) gugubarra Date: 1834 : a brownish kingfisher ( Dacelo …
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BILLABONG — noun Etymology: Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) bilabaŋ Date: 1861 1. Australian a. : a blind …
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WILGA — [ 'wɪlgə ] ■ noun a small white-flowering Australian tree which is resistant to drought and a valuable source of …
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QUARRION — [ 'kwɒrɪən ] (also quarrien ) ■ noun Austral. a cockatiel. Origin early 20th cent.: from Wiradhuri guwarraying .
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KOOKABURRA — [ 'kʊkəˌbʌrə ] ■ noun a very large Australasian kingfisher that feeds on reptiles and birds and has a loud …
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GILGAI — [ 'gɪlgʌɪ ] ■ noun Austral. a hollow where rainwater collects; a waterhole. Origin from Wiradhuri and Kamilaroi gilgaay .
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GIDGEE — [ 'gɪdʒi: ] ■ noun Austral. an Australian acacia with unpleasant-smelling foliage. [ Acacia cambagei .] Origin C19: from Wiradhuri …
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CORELLA — [ kə'rɛlə ] ■ noun a white Australasian cockatoo with some pink feathers on the face and bare blue skin …
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BUNYA — [ 'bʌnjə ] (also ~ ~ 'bʌnjəˌbʌnjə ) ■ noun a tall Australian tree related to the monkey puzzle, bearing …
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BILLABONG — ■ noun Austral. a branch of a river forming a backwater or stagnant pool. Origin C19: from Wiradhuri bilabang 'channel …
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KOOKABURRA — [kook.a.bur.ra] n [Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) gugubarra] (1834): a brownish kingfisher (Dacelo novaeguineae syn. D. …
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BILLABONG — [bil.la.bong] n [Wiradhuri (Australian aboriginal language of central New South Wales) bilabang] (1861) 1 Austral a: a blind channel leading …
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KOOKABURRA — / ˈkʊkəbʌrə; NAmE -bɜːrə/ noun an Australian bird that makes a strange laughing cry •• WORD ORIGIN late 19th cent.: …
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BILLABONG — / ˈbɪləbɒŋ; NAmE -bɔːŋ; -bɑːŋ/ noun (in Australia) a lake that is formed when a river floods •• WORD ORIGIN …
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