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mia-mia

[ mahy-uh-mahy-uh ]

noun

  1. a temporary, hutlike shelter built by Aboriginal tribes in Australia.


mia mia

/ ˈmiːə ˈmiːə /

noun

  1. a native Australian's hut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mia-mia1

First recorded in 1835–45; from Ganay or Kurnai (Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in Gippsland, Victoria), recorded as mai-mai “camp, hut”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mia-mia1

from a native Australian language
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Example Sentences

This was Oliver Whyte, the owner of the house and garden, which he had christened, in true Australian fashion, "The Mia-Mia."

Amy, on entering the house, went straight to her room and locked herself in; an occurrence so unique in the history of the Mia-Mia, that old Whyte stared open-mouthed at Reg, who had flung himself on the sofa, and asked: "What's the matter, Reg?"

On again next morning to another of the native camps; but, finding it empty, the wanderers took possession of the best mia-mia, and Wills and King were sent out to collect nardoo.

Wills had at last suddenly collapsed, and could only lie in the mia-mia, and philosophically contemplate the situation.

King had already buried the rest of the field-books near the mia-mia.

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