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moomba Austral.|ˈmuːmba| [Aboriginal word.] An annual carnival or pre-Lent festival held in Melbourne.
1963Times 26 Feb. 9/1 A procession of floats to mark the beginning of Melbourne's curious Moomba festival. 1965Austral. Encycl. IV. 55/1 Melbourne followed in March 1954 with a fortnight of carnival that was termed Moomba. 1967Australian 18 Mar. 11/1, I recall the early Moombas very well: parts of them, at least. |