Koala
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From French Koala, from West Africa.
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Koala (countable and uncountable, plural Koalas)
- (countable) A surname.
- A West African placename
- A village and commune of the Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
- A village and commune of the Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso
- (historical, 18th century) A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
- (historical, 18th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
- (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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Etymology edit
- (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.)
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Koala ?
- a surname, Koala
- a West African placename
- A village and commune of the Saaba department, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
- A village and commune of the Sourgoubila department, Kourwéogo, Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso
- (historical, 18th century) A former settlement and capital of Koala, Liptako, West Africa, destroyed at the end of the eponymous kingdom by Fula rebellion
- (historical, 18th century) A former kingdom in Liptako, West Africa founded by the Gourmantché people
- (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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- English: Koala
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Koala m (strong, genitive Koalas, plural Koalas)