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Wandjina

Wandjina noun: a type of rain spirit in Aboriginal cultures, often depicted in rock art.

wandjina: a type of rain spirit in Aboriginal cultures, often depicted in rock art
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Noun

Wandjina pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A type of rain spirit in Aboriginal cultures, often depicted in rock art

Forms of Wandjina

alternative formWanjina
alternative formWondjina

Questions about Wandjina

What does Wandjina mean?
Wandjina means a type of rain spirit in Aboriginal cultures, often depicted in rock art.
What part of speech is Wandjina?
Wandjina is a noun.

Words near Wandjina in the dictionary

  1. wandflowers
  2. Wandiligong
  3. Wandin East
  4. Wandin North
  5. wanding
  6. Wandjina
  7. wandle
  8. wandless
  9. wandlike
  10. wandlore
  11. wandmaker

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