name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɑːli/
General-American:/ˈmɑli/
General-American:/ˈmæ-/
rhymes with -ɑːli
rhymes with -æli
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Meaning 1
A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A region of Victoria, Australia.
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Meaning 3
An electoral division in Victoria, Australia.
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Meaning 4
A type of scrubland with low-growing thick eucalypts, characteristic of certain parts of Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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Meaning 5
Any semi-desert region of Australia where such scrub is the predominant vegetation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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Meaning 6
Any of several low-growing eucalypts characteristic of such scrubland, especially Eucalyptus dumosa, Eucalyptus oleosa, and Eucalyptus socialis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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Meaning 7
The growth habit of certain eucalypt species that grow with multiple stems springing from an underground lignotuber, shared by species of related genera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Meaning 8
Alternative spelling of mali (“a member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asian gardener”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, South-Asia, alt-of, alternative
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Meaning 9
any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: eucalyptus, eucalypt, eucalyptus tree
Narrower terms: white mallee, congoo mallee, Eucalyptus dumosa, black mallee, black sally, black gum, Eucalytus stellulata
History
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Wemba-Wemba mali; compare Woiwurrung mali.