corroboree

corroboree
/keuh rob"euh ree/, n. Australian.
1. an assembly of Aborigines typified by singing and dancing, sometimes associated with traditional sacred rites.
2. a social gathering, esp. of a boisterous nature.
Also, corrobboree.
[1793; < Dharuk ga-ra-ba-ra dance]

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  • Corroboree —   [kə rɔbəriː, englisch] der, (s)/ s, Korrobori [kə rɔbəriː], Gruppentanz mit Gesang bei den Australiern. Corroborees sakralen Charakters, auf Kulturheroen zurückgeführt und immer wieder neu gestaltet, rufen mythische Ereignisse in Erinnerung.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • corroboree — [kə räb′ə rē΄] n. [Austral dial. < native korobra, dance] 1. a dance festival held at night by Austral. Aborigines to celebrate tribal victories and similar events 2. in Australia, a) a large or noisy festivity b) an uproar; tumult …   English World dictionary

  • Corroboree — For the frog of the same name see, corroboree frog. For the Split Enz album, see Waiata. WR Thomas, A South Australian Corroboree, 1864, Art Gallery of South Australia …   Wikipedia

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  • corroboree — /kəˈrɒbəri / (say kuh robuhree) noun 1. an Aboriginal assembly of sacred, festive, or warlike character: *it was the gathering of the tribes – for corroboree. –patrick white, 1976. 2. any large or noisy gathering: *But Sydney must have its… …  

  • corroboree — UK [kəˈrɒbərɪ] / US [kəˈrɑbərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms corroboree : singular corroboree plural corroborees Australian an aboriginal festival of singing and dancing …   English dictionary

  • corroboree — noun /kəˈrɒbəri/ a) A nocturnal dance held by Australian Aborigines, for social, celebratory or warlike purposes. , 1988: A hundred yards or so away the throaty beat of a didgeridoo drifted down from some ancient corroboree, a splendid… …   Wiktionary

  • corroboree — I Australian Slang an aboriginal dance festival II Australian English Aboriginal meeting, with ceremonial dancing. Corroboree is also a ballet by Australian composer John Antill (1904 1986) …   English dialects glossary

  • Corroboree frog — Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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