corroboree
noun[C]
uk/kəˈrɒb.ər.i/us/kəˌrɑː.bəˈriː/ameetingof AustralianAboriginalpeoplethat usuallyincludestraditionalmusicanddancing. Themeetingcan be asacred(=holy)ceremony, acelebration, asocialevent, etc.:
（澳大利亚原住民举行的宗教、庆祝或社交的）歌舞会UntilEuropeansettlement,groupswouldgatherhere tosocialize,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
apartyorcelebration:
热闹聚会；庆祝聚会There will be onehugecorroboree in Canberratonightafter thatresult.结果出来后，今晚堪培拉将有一个巨大的庆祝聚会。
- Thepointat therivermouthmay have been used for corroborees; today it's apicnicareaandcampsite.
- Thedanceceremonyis called a corroboree.
- He wasinvitedto a corroboree.
- ThetraditionalNgunnawal and Ngambripeoplesused what is nowmodern-dayCanberra toholdtheircorroborees.
Ceremonies
- anti-ritualism
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremonially
- ceremony
- dub
- induction
- initiate
- investiture
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- memorial service
- nuptials
- pageant
- rite of passage
- ritual
- ritualistic
- ritualistically
- salute
- troop
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