corroboree

kəˈrɒbəri

Definition

Definition of corroboree - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

culture

TECH.

traditional Aboriginal dance and music ceremony

TECH.

The tribe held a corroboree to celebrate the harvest.

ceremony

Dated

native assembly with sacred or festive character

Dated

The elders organized a corroboree for the community.

assembly

ceremony

gathering

events

Rare

noisy late-night gathering or disturbance

Rare

The neighbors complained about the corroboree next door.

assembly

celebration

gathering

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Origin of corroboree

Dharug, garaabara (dance) + -ree (suffix)

Examples of corroboree in a sentence

The elders organized a corroboree for the visitors.
A corroboree was held to celebrate the harvest.
The corroboree included traditional dances and songs.
The corroboree lasted until dawn.
Police were called to break up the corroboree.

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French:corroboree, assemblée sacrée, ...
German:Corroboree, Krach, ...
Italian:corroboree, cerimonia tribale, ...
Spanish:ceremonia aborigen, ceremonia, ...
Portuguese:corroboree, cerimónia nativa, ...
Chinese:土著歌舞仪式, 土著仪式, ...
Japanese:コロボリー, 騒ぎ, ...
Arabic:احتفال رقص وموسيقى تقليدي للسكان الأصليين, مراسم تَقليدية, ...
Hebrew:קוֹרוֹבּוֹרִי, טֶקֶס, ...
Russian:корробори, собрание, ...
Ukrainian:корроборі, святкові збори, ...
Hindi:कोरोबोरी, समारोह, ...
Bengali:করোবোরি, অনুষ্ঠান, ...
Catalan:corroboree, assemblea indígena, ...
Czech:obřad australských domorodců s tancem a hudbou, korobori, ...
Danish:corroboree, ceremoni, ...
Dutch:corroboree, inheemse ceremonie, ...
Greek:κορομπόρι, κορομπορί, ...
Hungarian:korroboree, szertartás, ...
Khmer:ពិធីរបាំ និងតន្ត្រីប្រពៃណីរបស់ជនជាតិដើមអូស្ត្រាលី, ពិធីជួបជុំប្រពៃណីរបស់ជនជាតិដើមអូស្ត្រាលី, ...
Korean:코로보리, 원주민 의식, ...
Persian:کوروبوری, گردهمایی بومی, ...
Polish:ceremonia aborygeńska, corroboree, ...
Portuguese (BR):corroboree, cerimônia nativa, ...
Romanian:corroboree, adunare festivă, ...
Swedish:corroboree, korrobori, ...
Thai:พิธีโครอบอรี, การชุมนุมของชนพื้นเมือง, ...
Turkish:korobori, korroboree, ...
Vietnamese:lễ hội corroboree, buổi lễ corroboree, ...

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