billabong C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈbɪləˌbɔŋ/ UK /ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an Australian backwater or stagnant pool left by a river Swagmen camped beside the shady billabong. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an australian backwater or... backwaterpoolwaterholelagoon Etymology AI details From Wiradjuri (an Australian Aboriginal language) bilabaŋ, perhaps from bila ('river') + a suffix; borrowed into Australian English in the 19th century. bilabaŋ Wiradjuri View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # billabong **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɪləˌbɔŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɪləbɒŋ/ ## Meanings 1. an Australian backwater or stagnant pool left by a river ## Examples - Swagmen camped beside the shady billabong. ## Synonyms - backwater - pool - waterhole - lagoon ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bilabaŋ ## Etymology From Wiradjuri (an Australian Aboriginal language) bilabaŋ, perhaps from bila ('river') + a suffix; borrowed into Australian English in the 19th century. ## AI Etymology Billabong comes from Wiradjuri (an Australian Aboriginal language) bilabaŋ, perhaps from bila ('river') + a suffix; borrowed into Australian English in the 19th century. The historical trail runs through bilabaŋ in Wiradjuri. Morphologically, billabong is transparent: it draws on Wiradjuri (an Australian Aboriginal language) bilabaŋ, perhaps from bila ('river') + a suffix. Used as a noun, billabong now means "an Australian backwater or stagnant pool left by a river", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown