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Gadigal

/ˈɡædɪɡəl/

Gadigal noun: a group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Noun

Gadigal pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of Gadigal

alternative formCadigal
alternative formCaddiegal

Origin of Gadigal

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.

Questions about Gadigal

What does Gadigal mean?
Gadigal means a group of Aboriginal people traditionally inhabiting what is now Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
What part of speech is Gadigal?
Gadigal is a noun.
How do you pronounce Gadigal?
Gadigal is pronounced /ˈɡædɪɡəl/.

Words near Gadigal in the dictionary

  1. gadid
  2. gadids
  3. gadies and lentlemen
  4. gadiform
  5. gadiforms
  6. Gadigal
  7. gadilid
  8. gadilids
  9. gadine
  10. gadiniid
  11. gadiniids

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