English Explanatory Dictionary

koala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A West African placename
  3. A village and commune of Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso.
  4. A village and commune of Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso.
  5. A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
  6. A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
  7. A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula

Pronunciation

kō-ä'lə /koʊˈɑː.lə/ /kəʊˈɑː.lə/ /ˈkwɑː.lə/ /kəˈwɑː.lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-koala.wav En-us-koala.oga LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-koala.wav

Word forms

koala koalas Coala Coalla Koalla

Etymology

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Synonyms

Phascolarctos cinereus koala bear native bear native monkey carbora

Related words

drop bear Gundaroo bullock Phascolarctos cinereus

Derived words

koala fucker koala lemur
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