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Koala

//koʊˈɑː.lə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable
  2. 2
    A West African placename; A village and commune of Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A West African placename; A village and commune of Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A West African placename; A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable
  5. 5
    A West African placename; A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A West African placename; A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula countable, historical, obsolete, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
  2. 2
    sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

Etymology 2

From French Koala, from West Africa.

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