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munjon

munjon noun: an Aboriginal Australian who has little or no contact with white people.

Noun

munjon (plural munjons)

  1. (Australia) An Aboriginal Australian who has little or no contact with white people.
    • Davey was a smart young aboriginal who, only three years before, had been a munjon (wild bush blackfellow).1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 6

Forms of munjon

pluralmunjons

Origin of munjon

From Yindjibarndi manyjangu (“stranger”).

Questions about munjon

What does munjon mean?
Munjon means an Aboriginal Australian who has little or no contact with white people.
What part of speech is munjon?
Munjon is a noun.
What is the plural of munjon?
The plural of munjon is munjons.

Words near munjon in the dictionary

  1. munjen
  2. munjens
  3. Munji
  4. munjistin
  5. munjistine
  6. munjon
  7. munjons
  8. munk
  9. Munkar
  10. Munkflohögen
  11. munkoyo

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