corroboree
noun [ C ] uk/kəˈrɒb.ər.i/ us/kəˌrɑː.bəˈriː/
(澳大利亚原住民举行的宗教、庆祝或社交的)歌舞会
a meeting of Australian Aboriginal people that usually includes traditional music and dancing. The meeting can be a sacred (= holy) ceremony, a celebration, a social event, etc.
Until European settlement, groups would gather here to socialize, feast, and have corroborees. 在欧洲移民到来之前,澳大利亚的原住民群体会聚集在这里开歌舞会,进行社交、宴请等活动。
Australian English热闹聚会;庆祝聚会
a party or celebration
There will be one huge corroboree in Canberra tonight after that result. 结果出来后,今晚堪培拉将有一个巨大的庆祝聚会。
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- The point at the river mouth may have been used for corroborees; today it's a picnic area and campsite.
- The dance ceremony is called a corroboree.
- He was invited to a corroboree.
- The traditional Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples used what is now modern-day Canberra to hold their corroborees.