koori
/ˈkʊri/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
Alternative form of Koori.
Example Sentences
- "C. S. of Stawell wrote to ‘point out some facts associated with Aboriginal myths of Dreamtime’. He denied a Koori presence (‘no Aboriginals ever entered the Grampians due to evil spirits’) and repeated a dominant pioneer folk myth that the rock-art was painted by ‘a French artist who had a great appreciation of Aboriginal art of central Australia’."
- "Stories from the Koori oral tradition show how differently the shared experience is perceived by indigenous and settler Australians."
- "Reliable population figures do not exist, but it [is] likely there were never large numbers: perhaps 18000 to 20000 Kooris across Victoria, perhaps 700 Wathaurong."
- "He was getting old fast, the way Goorie blokes did, especially in little shitbox joints like Durrongo."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: gurri
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkʊri/