Koala

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See also: koala, kòala, kōʻala, and koalą

English

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Etymology

From French Koala, from West Africa.

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Proper noun

Koala (countable and uncountable, plural Koalas)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. A West African placename
    1. A village and commune of Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso.
    2. A village and commune of Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso.
    3. (historical, 18th century) A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
    4. (historical, 18th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
    5. (historical, 19th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula

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French

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Etymology

  • (surname): A West African surname

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Koala ?

  1. a surname, Koala
  2. a West African placename
    1. a village and commune of Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
    2. a village and commune of Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso
    3. (historical, 18th century) a former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
    4. (historical, 18th century) a former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
    5. (historical, 19th century) a former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people after the destruction of the first kingdom by the Fula

Descendants

  • English: Koala

German

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Noun

Koala m (strong, genitive Koalas, plural Koalas)

  1. koala

Further reading

  • “Koala” in Duden online
  • “Koala” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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