Corroborees

/kəˈrɑːbəriz/ noun

Definition

Plural of corroboree; multiple Aboriginal Australian ceremonies or celebrations, or multiple noisy festivities.

Etymology

Pluralization of 'corroboree' by adding '-s.' The word remains one of the most widely recognized terms borrowed from Australian Aboriginal languages.

Kelly Says

The fact that 'corroborees' is plural shows how European colonists saw these as separate events rather than parts of a continuous cultural tradition—an important difference in perspective between how Aboriginal Australians and outsiders understood them.

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