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Murris

Murris is the plural of Murri.

Meaning of Murri

Noun

Murri (plural Murris or Murries)

  1. (New-South-Wales, Australian Aboriginal) An indigenous Australian, especially one from Queensland or northern New South Wales.
    • [O]n the veranda a fight started round the dart-board and two of the Murris threw punches until the barman thumped them apart.1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 24
    Synonyms:
    Koori

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Questions about Murris

What is Murris the plural of?
Murris is the plural of Murri.

Words near Murris in the dictionary

  1. Murrinh-Patha
  2. Murrinhpatha
  3. murrins
  4. murrion
  5. murrions
  6. Murris
  7. Murrison
  8. murrnong
  9. Murroon
  10. Murrow
  11. Murrows

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Murris (page history and authors); Murri (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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