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Definition of Corroboree
1. n. A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines celebrate tribal events of importance. Symbolic dances are given by the young men of the tribe, while the women act as musicians.
Definition of Corroboree
1. Noun. A nocturnal dance held by Australian Aborigines, for social, celebratory or warlike purposes. ¹
2. Noun. Any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corroboree
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corroboree
Literary usage of Corroboree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natives of Australia by Northcote Whitridge Thomas (1906)
"Toys, throwing sticks, ball, hide-and-seek, wit-wit. EVERY one has heard of the
Australian corroboree, as the dance is usually termed ; but very few ..."
2. Through New Guinea and the Cannibal Countries by Herbert Cayley- Webster (1898)
"... DARWIN—THE CABLE COMPANY'S HEAD-QUARTERS — THE TERMINUS OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL
RAILWAY—CHINATOWN—I TAKE UP MY QUARTERS AT THE RESIDENCY—A corroboree- ..."
3. The Australian Race: Its Origin, Languages, Customs, Place of Landing in by Edward Micklethwaite Curr (1886)
"Savage and objectionable as the corroboree is, it has played an ... The renewal
of friendly relations between tribes is always marked by a corroboree. ..."
4. Fern Vale; or, The Queensland squatter by Colin Munro (1862)
"After which Du- gingi and Jemmy Davis, promising faithfully to send the black
boys over to the station after the corroboree, got their promised provender, ..."
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