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lutruwita

lutruwita proper noun: the island of Tasmania, especially seen as an Aboriginal territory.

Proper noun

lutruwita

  1. (Australia) The island of Tasmania, especially seen as an Aboriginal territory.
    • A singular irony pertaining to the Tasmanian devil is the small human population of its home island: lutruwita (c. 40,000 years), also Van Diemen's Land (from 1803) and subsequently Tasmania (from 1856).2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 104

Origin of lutruwita

From the palawa kani language.

Questions about lutruwita

What does lutruwita mean?
Lutruwita means the island of Tasmania, especially seen as an Aboriginal territory.
What part of speech is lutruwita?
Lutruwita is a proper noun.

Words near lutruwita in the dictionary

  1. Lutricia
  2. lutrine
  3. lutrines
  4. lutrophin
  5. lutropin
  6. lutruwita
  7. LUTs
  8. Lutsao
  9. Lutsk
  10. Lutter
  11. Lutterman

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