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Bora

A initiation ceremony for males among the Aborigines of New South Wales.

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noun

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A initiation ceremony for males among the Aborigines of New South Wales.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bora"

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Word	Definition
borahnoun	A surname.
toranoun	Synonym of tora hartebeest.
bora groundnoun	(Australia) A sacred patch of land where a bora is carried out.
bogweranoun	A traditional ceremony in Botswana, initiating a boy into manhood.
bojalenoun	A traditional ceremony in Botswana, initiating a girl into womanhood.
bunggulnoun	A form of ceremonial music and dance among Australian Aboriginals.
abakwethanoun	(South Africa) A young Xhosa man undergoing the ritual initiation into manhood.
sorry businessnoun	(Australian Aboriginal) A mourning practice such as a funeral.
intichiumanoun	A sacred Aboriginal Australian ritual supposed to increase the population of a totem plant or animal.
bombooranoun	(Australia) Obsolete spelling of bombora. [(Australia) A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore.]
smoking ceremonynoun	(Australia) An ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.
tjurunganoun	(Australia) An object of religious significance among Aboriginal peoples of Central Australia.
pōhirinoun	(New Zealand) A Maori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, dancing, and singing.
nyabinghinoun	(Rastafari, music) A style of music and a rhythm associated with the sect and ceremony, and with reggae music.
powwownoun	A Native American council or meeting.
churinganoun	Alternative form of tjurunga. [(Australia) An object of religious significance among Aboriginal peoples of Central Australia.]
ulwalukonoun	The Xhosa ritual of circumcision and initiation into manhood.
tjuringanoun	Alternative form of tjurunga. [(Australia) An object of religious significance among Aboriginal peoples of Central Australia.]
koolimannoun	A trough-like vessel for holding water, made from stringybark by the Aboriginal Australians.
koradjinoun	(Australia) An Aboriginal medicine man.