ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Balanda

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Balanda is a noun meaning (Australian Aboriginal, Arnhem Land) A white person, a European.

Meaning

(Australian Aboriginal, Arnhem Land) A white person, a European.

Example Sentences

Then I understood that this ‘balanda’ means people with skins like the white clay.
There are a lot of fans both balanda white and yolngu (east Arnhem Land Aborigines).
Balanda! If Aborigine e says something ... e want to stop im Balanda ... e might listen.
That’s the only road back for them […] to be rid of all your partonising, domineering balanda ways.

Word Forms

Synonyms for balanda

Depending on context, synonyms include gubbah, migaloo, whitefella.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include whitefella, full-blood, fulla, aboriginal, aborigine, native.

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