Definitions for corroboree
kəˈrɒb ə ricor·ro·boree

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1. corroboreenoun

   A nocturnal dance held by Australian Aborigines, for social, celebratory or warlike purposes.

2. corroboreenoun

   Any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.

3. Etymology: From garabara.

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1. Corroboree

   A corroboree is a generic word for a meeting of Australian Aboriginal peoples. It may be a sacred ceremony, a festive celebration, or of a warlike character. A word coined by the first British settlers in the Sydney area from a word in the local Dharug language, it usually includes dance, music, costume and often body decoration.

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1. Corroboree

   A corroboree is a word coined by the European settlers of Australia in imitation of an east coast local Aboriginal Australian word caribberie. At a corroboree, Aborigines interact with the Dreamtime through dance, music and costume. "Their bodies painted in different ways, and they wore various adornments, which were not used every day." In the northwest of Australia, corroboree is a generic word to define theatrical practices as different from ceremony. Whether it be public or private, ceremony is for invited guests. There are other generic words to describe traditional public performances: juju and kobbakobba for example. In the Pilbara, corroborees are yanda or jalarra. Across the Kimberley the word junba is often used to refer to a range of traditional performances and ceremonies. Corroboree and ceremony are strongly connected but different. In the 1930s Adolphus Elkin wrote of a public pan-Aboriginal dancing "tradition of individual gifts, skill, and ownership" as distinct from the customary practices of appropriate elders guiding initiation and other ritual practices. Corroborees are open performances in which everyone may participate taking into consideration that the songs and dances are highly structured requiring a great deal of knowledge and skill to perform.

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1. Corroboree

   ko-rob′ō-ri, n. Australian name for a gathering of aborigines, held on moonlight nights, when they engage in dancing and other exercises.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corroboree in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corroboree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Corroboree
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corroboree
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=corroboree
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=corroboree