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  2. Boomerang (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Color magazine (lighting), also called a boomerang, used to change the colors of a spotlight Flying Boomerangs , an Australian rules football team Boomerang Range , a narrow mountain range on the western side of the Skelton Glacier and Skelton Névé, Antarctica

  3. List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages.Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. . Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang, have become widely used in other varieties of English, and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond En

  4. Kylie (name) - Wikipedia

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    It might be derived from the Aboriginal Australian Noongar word kiley, meaning 'curved, returning stick, boomerang'. It might be derived from From the Irish surname O'Kiely, which in turn derives from the Old Gaelic surname O'Cadhla, meaning 'graceful or beautiful', descendant(s) of the graceful one.”

  5. Noongar language - Wikipedia

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    Noongar words which have been adopted into Western Australian English, or more widely in English, include the given name Kylie, "boomerang", [63] gilgie or jilgie, the freshwater crayfish Cherax quinquecarinatus, and gidgie or gidgee, "spear". The word for smoke, karrik, was adopted for the family of compounds known as karrikins. [63]

  6. Boomerang (TV network) - Wikipedia

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    Boomerang was created as a new home for these and similar programming, originating as a programming block on Cartoon Network that launched on December 8, 1992 until October 3, 2004. With Cartoon Network downplaying its archival programming in favor of newer original series, Turner launched the Boomerang cable channel on April 1, 2000.

  7. List of programs broadcast by Boomerang - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of programs currently airing on Boomerang's schedule as of January 2025. [1] A few of the programs are being run concurrently with Cartoon Network. An asterisk (*) indicates that the program is also airing on MeTV Toons. Two asterisks (**) indicate that the program is also airing on Discovery Family.

  8. Australian Aboriginal artefacts - Wikipedia

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    Another word for it is jakuli. Before being decorated, the pearl shell is known as guwan. Lines known as ramu, often in a sacred pattern or depicting a traditional story, are carved onto the guwan, at which point it becomes a riji. Ochre is sometimes applied to the incisions, for colour. Riji are associated with water, as well as spiritual or ...

  9. Batarang - Wikipedia

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    Also, the Batman uses a very special remote-controlled batarang, that is a little larger than the other versions, can adhere to any surface, and has a miniature high-resolution camera. Despite them being futuristic, these batarangs have the most boomerang characteristics, and are shown return to Batman's hand.