Canberra means what in the aboriginal language?

Answer 1

The local indigenous people were believed to use the word Kamberra in reference to the site where Canberra now stands. The word has always been thought to mean "meeting place". However, more recent evidence suggests it may actually be a corruption of the indigenous word "ngambri", taken from the indigenous people of the same name. There have been suggestions that this possibly means "a woman's cleavage".

Answer 2

The word Canberra has traditionally been believed to be a derivation of an Aboriginal word that means "the meeting place".

However, more recent evidence suggests it may actually be a corruption of the indigenous word "ngambri". There have been suggestions that this possibly means "a woman's cleavage".

Answer 3

Canberra is a derivation of a word that means "meeting place" in one of the Aboriginal languages. It was given that name because Canberra was to become the "meeting place" for Australia's parliament.

Answer 4

The local indigenous people were believed to use the word Kamberra in reference to the site where Canberra now stand. The word means "meeting place".

Answer 5

The name "Canberra" is believed to come from an aboriginal word meaning "meeting place".