English Explanatory Dictionary

Gadigal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡædɪɡəl/

Word forms

Gadigal Cadigal Caddiegal

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug gadigal, from gadi (“below, under”) + -gal (gentilic suffix), literally “the people below”, referring to the people who belonged to the land below Port Jackson.

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