king billy

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Synonyms: ring bill

Antonyms: ring bill

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Australia|obsolete}} Imaginary king of the [[Australian]] [[aboriginal]] people.
2. [[Tasmanian]] aboriginal man [[w:William Lanne|William Lanne]] (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man.<ref name=Wannan>“King Billy”, entry in '''1970''', Bill Wannan, ''Australian Folklore'', Lansdowne Press, 1979, {{ISBN|0-7018-1309-1}}, page 333.</ref>
3. Any one of various other aboriginal men at times referred to as King Billy.<ref name=Wannan />
4. {{lb|en|Ireland|Scotland|informal}} King [[w:William III of England|William III of England]].

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