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corroboree definition

cor·robo·ree (kə räb′ə rē′)

noun

  1. a dance festival held at night by Austral. Aborigines to celebrate tribal victories and similar events
  2. in Australia,
    1. a large or noisy festivity
    2. an uproar; tumult

Etymology: Austral dial. < native korobra, dance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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