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King Billy

King Billy proper noun: imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.

Proper noun

King Billy

  1. (Australia, obsolete) Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.
    • An' supposen Ole King Billy an' his ole black gin comes round at holiday time and squats on the verander, […] .1901, Henry Lawson, A Bush Publican's Lament, republished in Children of the Bush, Gutenberg eBook #7065
  2. Tasmanian aboriginal man William Lanne (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man.
  3. Any one of various other aboriginal men at times referred to as King Billy.
  4. (Ireland, Scotland, informal) King William III of England.

Words formed from King Billy

Questions about King Billy

What does King Billy mean?
King Billy means imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.
What part of speech is King Billy?
King Billy is a proper noun.

Words near King Billy in the dictionary

  1. King Alfred's cake
  2. King and Queen County
  3. King and Queen Court House
  4. King Arthur
  5. king bare
  6. King Billy
  7. King Billy pine
  8. King Billy pines
  9. king bird of paradise
  10. king birds of paradise
  11. king bolt

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