koori
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of koori
C19: from a native Australian language
Example Sentences
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Reading “Praiseworthy” as an Aboriginal person, said Mykaela Saunders, a writer and academic who is from the Koori nation, came as a relief.
From New York Times
“We’ve had no help at all,” said Nick Paton, a journalist with a local Indigenous-run newspaper, Koori Mail.
From New York Times
Mr Paton says he felt a disconnect with his indigenous roots growing up, and reporting for the Koori Mail has played a part in him "putting the pieces back together about my mob and where I come from".
From BBC
"The Koori Mail are never afraid to speak up, especially in the way they amplify Black voices and hold a special place for mob to connect across time and space."
From BBC
"Shame Australia!" read the Koori Mail's first editorial 30 years ago.
From BBC
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