Listed below are meanings of some terms used on this website. The meanings appear (except where indicated) in the Macquarie Concise Dictionary, Fourth Edition, University of Sydney, Australia, Reprinted 2008, or the Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2009 aboriginal, adjective, of or relating to aborigines Aboriginal, adj. 1. of or relating to the Australian Aborigines – noun, 2. an Australian Aborigine Aborigine, n. one of the first inhabitants of a country; one of the people living in a country at the earliest period [Latin: from the beginning] Aborigine, n. 1. a member of a tribal people, the earliest inhabitants of Australia 2. a descendant of this people … Australia n. 1. The continent south-east of Asia, lying between the Indian and Pacific Oceans; the smallest continent in the world … [Latin: (Terra) Austral(is) southern land] clash, n. & v. .n. 1. b a collision, esp. with force 2. a conflict or disagreement. .v. 2. intr. collide; 3. intr. a, come into conflict or be at variance collision, n, 2. the clashing of opposed interests or considerations colonialism, n. the policy of a nation seeking to extend or retain its authority over other peoples or territories colonise, verb. to plant or establish a colony in; form into a colony; settle: England colonised Australia. colonist, n. 1. an inhabitant of a colony. 2. a member of a colonising expedition colony, n. 1. a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent state. 2. the country or district settled or colonised. 3. any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power. 4. a number of foreigners from a particular country, living in a city or country, especially in one locality: the American colony of Paris. 5. any group of individuals of similar occupation, etc. usually living in a community of their own: a colony of artists. 6. The district or quarter inhabited by such a group. 7. an aggregation of bacteria growing together as the descendants of a single cell. 8. coexisting in close … Continue reading Definitions