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noun
A white person, a European.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Australian Aboriginal; Arnhem Land; Australian Aboriginal; Arnhem Land
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hultą Proto-West Germanic *holt Old Dutch holt Proto-Indo-European *lendh- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Frankish *land Old Dutch lant Old Dutch holt lantder. Portuguese Holandabor. Javanese Walandader. Malay Belandader. Makasar Balandabor. Dhuwal balandabor. English balanda From Dhuwal balanda, from Makasar Balanda, from Malay Belanda, from Portuguese Holanda. Doublet of Holland.
