, 1988: A hundred yards or so away the throaty beat of a didgeridoo drifted down from some ancient corroboree, a splendid accompaniment to the music of the night — Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked (Angus & Robertson 2005, p. 231)
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Corroboree — Cor*rob o*ree , n. [Also corrobboree, corrobori, etc.] [Native name.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corroboree — est le septième album du groupe néo zélandais de new wave Split Enz. Il est sorti en 1981. Chansons Hard Act to Follow One Step Ahead I Don t Wanna Dance Iris Wail Clumsy History Never Repeats Walking Through the Ruins Ships Ghost Girl Albert of… … Wikipédia en Français
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
Corroboree — Arrernte Männer, teilweise dekoriert wie bei einem Corroboree. Ein Corroboree (teilweise auch Coorroboree geschrieben) ist eine traditionelle Zeremonie, die die Aborigines in Australien abhalten. Es sind Veranstaltungen mit Tanz, Musik, Gesang… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 — 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
