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Definition of Gunyah
1. Noun. (Australia) A traditional Aboriginal dwelling made of bark and sticks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gunyah
1. a hut of an Australian aborigine [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunyah
Literary usage of Gunyah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Robert O'Hara Burke and the Australian Exploring Expedition of 1860 by Andrew Jackson (1862)
"The Natives visit Mr. Burke's gunyah—A Fire breaks out—Mr. Wills rejoins the
party—They are reduced to subsist on Nardoo —Become gradually more and more ..."
2. Australia and the East: Being a Journal Narrative of a Voyage to New South by John Hood (1843)
"... gunyah—Impressions on first seeing my future abode in the bush. Ox my arrival
in Australia I found, to my surprise, but scarcely to my regret, ..."
3. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Gibber-gunyah, «. an aboriginal cave-dwelling. See Gibber and gunyah, ... 210: "
Our home is the gibber-gunyah, Where hill joins hill on high, ..."
4. The Exploration of Australia by Albert Frederick Calvert (1901)
"front of the gunyah and fired a revolver over their heads, but they did not seem
at all afraid till I got out the gun, when they all ran away. ..."
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