mia-mia

[ mahy-uh-mahy-uh ]

/ ˈmaɪ əˌmaɪ ə /

noun

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

Origin of mia-mia

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

Words nearby mia-mia

mi, MI5, MI6, MIA, Miami, mia-mia, Miami Beach, Miamisburg, Miami Springs, Miandad, Miantonomo

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Example sentences from the Web for mia-mia

I am so weak as to be incapable of crawling out of the mia-mia.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia|William John Wills
This evening I camped very comfortably in a mia-mia, about eleven miles from the depot.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia|William John Wills
King had already buried the rest of the field-books near the mia-mia.
The Red True Story Book|Various
Wills had at last suddenly collapsed, and could only lie in the mia-mia, and philosophically contemplate the situation.
The Red True Story Book|Various

The bright and sunshiny little domicile "The Mia-Mia," was now silent and desolate, as if under a spell.
Australia Revenged|Boomerang

British Dictionary definitions for mia-mia

mia mia

/ (ˈmiːə ˈmiːə) /

noun

a native Australian's hut

Word Origin for mia mia

from a native Australian language

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单词	mia-mia
释义	mia-mia [ mahy-uh-mahy-uh ] / ˈmaɪ əˌmaɪ ə / noun a temporary, hutlike shelter built by Aboriginal tribes in Australia. Origin of mia-mia First recorded in 1835–45; from Ganay or Kurnai (Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in Gippsland, Victoria), recorded as mai-mai “camp, hut” Words nearby mia-mia mi, MI5, MI6, MIA, Miami, mia-mia, Miami Beach, Miamisburg, Miami Springs, Miandad, Miantonomo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mia-mia I am so weak as to be incapable of crawling out of the mia-mia. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia\|William John Wills This evening I camped very comfortably in a mia-mia, about eleven miles from the depot. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia\|William John Wills King had already buried the rest of the field-books near the mia-mia. The Red True Story Book\|Various Wills had at last suddenly collapsed, and could only lie in the mia-mia, and philosophically contemplate the situation. The Red True Story Book\|Various The bright and sunshiny little domicile "The Mia-Mia," was now silent and desolate, as if under a spell. Australia Revenged\|Boomerang British Dictionary definitions for mia-mia mia mia / (ˈmiːə ˈmiːə) / noun a native Australian's hut Word Origin for mia mia from a native Australian language 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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