"whitefeller" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-whitefeller.ogg [Australia] Forms: whitefellers [plural]
Etymology: white + feller Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|feller}} white + feller Head templates: {{en-noun}} whitefeller (plural whitefellers)
  1. (Australia) A white settler in Australia; a non-Aboriginal Australian; often used attributively. Tags: Australia Synonyms: whitefella, whitefellow Coordinate_terms: blackfeller
    Sense id: en-whitefeller-en-noun-nedoRyTT Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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