Uluru

American  

[oo-loo-roo, oo-loo-roo, oo-loo-roo] / ˌu luˈru, ˌuˈlu ru, ˈu luˌru /

noun

1. a large, isolated mass of red rock in central Australia, in southwestern Northern Territory: a sacred site for the Anangu people indigenous to the region, and a popular tourist attraction. 1,142 feet (348 meters) high.

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Uluru British  

/ ˌuːləˈruː /

noun

1. Also called: Ayers Rock.  a large isolated desert rock, sometimes described as the world's largest monolith, in the Northern Territory of Australia: sacred to local Aboriginal people. Height: 330m (1100 ft). Base circumference: 9 km (5.6 miles)

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Example Sentences

Hop off the train at various points, like for lunch by the monolithic Uluru, or to take a quick helicopter ride above the 36 red-rock domes of Kata Tjuta.

From The Wall Street Journal

Allira Davis, co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue, said she respected the late Queen, even describing her as “beautiful”.

From BBC

“I think if we do end up going to another referendum, we have to make sure that we deal with First Nations issues… we still have people experiencing intergenerational trauma, so understanding the history of what has happened in this country is really key,” says Allira Davis, a Cobble Cobble woman and co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue.

From BBC

He's since returned 15 times for official tours, including a trip with Princess Diana to one of the country's most famous landmarks, Uluru.

From BBC

In 2017, Australia made international headlines when it banned people from ascending Uluru, the iconic monolith in Australia’s Red Center that’s also one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.

From New York Times