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Aranda

American  
[uh-ran-duh, uh-rahn-] / əˈræn də, əˈrɑn- /
Also Arunta

noun

plural

Arandas,

plural

Aranda
  1. a member of an Australian Aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

  2. the language of the Aranda.


Aranda British  
/ ˈærəndə /

noun

  1. an Aboriginal people of S central Australia

  2. the language of this people

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To avoid confrontation with either superpower, Chile should develop new markets, Aranda advised.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Galo Galvan, the Cathedral’s manager, made sure to let the community know it is here to serve them when he shouted, “This is your cathedral” right before Aranda went onstage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

“We are traveling to London next, so this was our last chance,” Mr. Aranda said in the drizzling rain as he looked up at the wrought-iron monument.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

"The costs, when it comes to producing wheat and barley, are very high," said Esteban, a cereal farmer who preferred not to give his surname who was protesting in Aranda de Duero.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

—The Great Father myth of the Aranda people of Central Australia All was in suspense, all calm, all in silence; all motionless and still; and the expanse of the sky was empty.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan