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Parramatta is an aboriginal word meaning "place where eels lie down".
The name Parramatta is derived from the aboriginal word Baramada or Burramatta. It means the place where the eels lie down.
Parramatta has been defined as meaning a kind of dress fabric, head of river or waters, and place where eels lie down. It's the name of the second oldest settlement in Australia. The city's official website gives the last as the accepted definition. It makes sense. For the river of the same name is nearby. And the popular Rugby team from the area was called the Eels.
The name "Parramatta" is derived from the Darug language, meaning "the place where the eels lie." It refers to the area's historical significance as a resource-rich location for Indigenous Australians, particularly for fishing and gathering food. The word reflects the natural environment and the importance of waterways in Aboriginal culture.
Bega, as in the southern NSW town, gained its named from the aboriginal word meaning "big camping ground".
The town's name Katoomba reputedly comes from a local aboriginal word 'godoomba' meaning 'water tumbling over a hill.
The aboriginal meaning for Moree is rising sun.
Warrigal comes from the aboriginal meaning wild dogs, or dingoes.
The aboriginal word 'Tarraganda" means 'chain of ponds'. It is a well-watered stretch of country near the town of Bega on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
"Gilgandra" is a Wiradjuri aboriginal word meaning "long water hole".
Ulladulla is a town located on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. The name is said to have originated from an Aboriginal word meaning "safe harbor".
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