Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A monolithic sandstone formation, 863 m (2,831 ft) high, of central Australia. Ayers Rock is considered sacred by the Aboriginal peoples in the region.
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- proper noun A giant,
red -colored free-standingmonadnock in the south ofNorthern Territory in CentralAustralia , now known by itsindigenous name, Uluru.
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Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is that gimongous sandstone bump in the middle of the Australian Outback.
Regis, like Oprah, signs off Lisa De Moraes Lisa de Moraes 2011
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Elizabeth Morris, the coroner for the Northern Territory, has said she will open a fourth inquiry into the world-famous case, which centred on the disappearance and presumed death of nine-week-old Azaria in 1980 as her family camped in the shadow of Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock.
Dingo baby case that divided a nation could be closed at last 2011
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She along with 90 audience members will have a barbecue dinner cooked by Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone on Wednesday before flying on Thursday to Uluru, Australia's famous red sandstone monolith in the central Outback which is also known as Ayers Rock, Ten reported.
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She along with 90 audience members will have a barbecue dinner cooked by Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone on Wednesday before flying on Thursday to Uluru, Australia's famous red sandstone monolith in the central Outback which is also known as Ayers Rock, Ten reported.
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She along with 90 audience members will have a barbecue dinner cooked by Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone on Wednesday before flying on Thursday to Uluru, Australia's famous red sandstone monolith in the central Outback which is also known as Ayers Rock, Ten reported.
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Barbara Tjikatu, a traditional owner of Uluru, which is also known as Ayers Rock, and the only surviving Aboriginal tracker who searched for Azaria the night she disappeared, told Ten Network television news on Tuesday that she had no doubt that a dingo took the baby.
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, Wrongly Accused Mother, Renews Plea To Name Dingo As Baby's Killer 2010
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She along with 90 audience members will have a barbecue dinner cooked by Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone on Wednesday before flying on Thursday to Uluru, Australia's famous red sandstone monolith in the central Outback which is also known as Ayers Rock, Ten reported.
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The most famous dingo attack in Australia was in 1980, when Lindy Chamberlain reported seeing a dog carry her infant daughter, Azaria, away from a tent during a camping trip to Uluru formerly known as Ayers Rock.
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Barbara Tjikatu, a traditional owner of Uluru, which is also known as Ayers Rock, and the only surviving Aboriginal tracker who searched for Azaria the night she disappeared, told Ten
The Seattle Times 2010
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Significant: Ayers Rock, which is World-Heritage listed, is considered sacred by the Aboriginal people
Home | Mail Online 2010
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