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Demonym for some Aboriginal Australians
institutions involving Koori communities and individuals, such as the Koori Court, Koori Radio and Koori Knockout. The Koori region is home to the largest
Koori
2022 Indian Bengali film
Abar Bochhor Koori Pore is a 2022 Indian Bengali language drama film co written and directed by Srimanta Senguptta. The film was produced by PSS Entertainments
Abar_Bochhor_Koori_Pore
Court for Aboriginal people in Victoria, Australia
A Koori Court is a separate division of the Magistrates', County and Children's Courts of Victoria, Australia. The Koori Court (Magistrates), Children's
Koori_Court
2026 South Korean television series
Ha-joon, and Kim Jung-hyun. Based on the 1999 Japanese television series Koori no Sekai [ja] by Hisashi Nozawa, the series follows an insurance investigator
Siren's_Kiss
Australian newspaper written and owned by Indigenous Australians
The Koori Mail is an Australian newspaper written and owned by Indigenous Australians since 1991. It is published fortnightly in printed form and electronic
Koori_Mail
Australian country singer (born 1948)
1948) is an Australian country singer, nicknamed "the Black Elvis" and "Koori King of Country". Knox was born in 1948 in Moree, New South Wales. He is
Roger_Knox
Indigenous community radio station in Sydney, Australia
Koori Radio (callsign 2LND), is a community radio station based in Redfern broadcasting to Sydney on a citywide licence. Since the early 1990s it has
Koori_Radio
Indigenous Australian rugby league competition
The NSW Koori Rugby League Knockout carnival is one of the biggest Indigenous gatherings in Australia. The winning team gains the right to host the next
NSW_Koori_Knockout
Principal trial court of Victoria, Australia
such as the Koori Court Officer. It is only the judge who determines the sentence that is imposed. The County Koori Court follows the Koori Court model
County_Court_of_Victoria
Aboriginal Australian activist, academic and actor (born 1950)
award-winning TV series on ASIO, and the 2002 film The Foundation, which tells of Koori history between 1963 and 1977 in Sydney. Foley completed a Bachelor of Arts
Gary_Foley
Town in Tōhoku, Japan
Koori (桑折町, Koori-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020[update], the town had an estimated population of 11,679
Koori,_Fukushima
Musical artist
and Rex Goh. She showcases her vast knowledge of blues and roots music on Koori Radio, where she hosts Marloo's Blues, providing music and discussions from
Marlene_Cummins
Court system for Indigenous young people in New South Wales, Australia
The Youth Koori Court (YKC) is a court tailored to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who engage with the criminal
Youth_Koori_Court
The Northcote Koori Mural is located in St Georges Road Thornbury, Victoria in the City of Darebin. It was designed by former Northcote High School art
Northcote_Koori_Mural
Aboriginal Australian people from Macleay Valley, New South Wales
The Djangadi people, also spelt Dhungatti, Dainggati, Tunggutti or Dunghutti are an Aboriginal Australian people resident in the Macleay Valley of northern
Djangadi
Railway station in Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Koori Station (桑折駅, Koori-eki) is a railway station in the town of Koori, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Koori Station
Koori_Station
Australian poet and author
publishing a monthly community newspaper for Aboriginal people, Koori Bina, also spelt Koori-Bina (meaning "black ears"; also translated as "listen up").
Bobbi_Sykes
1998 single by Miho Komatsu
"Kōri no ue ni Tatsu yō ni" (氷の上に立つように; lit. "Like Standing on Ice") is the sixth single by Japanese pop singer Miho Komatsu, released under Amemura O-Town
Kōri_no_ue_ni_Tatsu_yō_ni
Japanese animation director
recognition for his unique visual style and storytelling methods. Born in Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, Shinbo began his career in the early 1980s as an
Akiyuki_Shinbo
Indian actor and politician
Pratidwandi Bengali 2022 Swastik Sanket Subhas Chatterjee Bengali Abar Bochhor Koori Pore Dutta Bengali 2023 Abar Bibaho Obhijaan Rajat Bengali 2024 Maidaan
Rudranil_Ghosh
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
crops. But this man shared his potatoes one day and the next day killed Kooris for taking what they had previously been offered. The killing of his family
Grave_of_Windradyne
Australian record company
Mac, Koori Boy, Young Philly, Meriki Hood, MC Antwon, DJ Deadly and Little G. The label's first release, Mixed Tape 1, was a compilation. Koori Mail.
Payback_Records
American actress (b. 1938)
Lion in the Streets" as Elena Kamoku; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Koori; Dallas as Carmen Esperanza; Charlie's Angels as Cynthia Weaver; two guest
BarBara_Luna
One of the two categories of Indigenous Australians
(variant pronunciation and spelling of Koori) in South East Queensland and some parts of northern New South Wales Koori (or Koorie) in New South Wales and
Aboriginal_Australians
Aboriginal Australian people
161. Warrant et al. 2016, p. 77. Pearce 2016. Best, Slinger & Kerin 2024. Koori 2016. Innes 2016. AoY. Addo 2016. sfn error: no target: CITEREFAddo2016
Wiradjuri
Japanese school backpack
from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2022-12-27. Kanno Akihiko - Koori Yoshiyuki (2020-01-31). "The future and past of Japanese randoseru". nhk
Randoseru
1986 film by Tobe Hooper
Caroline Williams Jim Siedow Bill Moseley Bill Johnson Cinematography Richard Kooris Edited by Alain Jakubowicz Music by Tobe Hooper Jerry Lambert Production
The_Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_2
1977 Japanese film
Yui Natsukawa as Kiriko Motomiya Keiko Matsuzaka as Kyoko Koori Sousuke Takaoka as Shohei Koori Ren Osugi as Atsushi Yokowatari Nao Matsushita as Michiko
Proof_of_the_Man
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Near Melbourne) - Postcodes Australia". "LANGUAGE: ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES, KOORI ENGLISH, WOIWURRUNG" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February
Bundoora
City in Chūbu, Japan
Kannon-ji temple - bodaiji of Maeno Nagayasu Koori Castle Mandaradera-ji temple Somoto Futagoyama kofun Koori Castle Mandaradera-ji Kannon-ji Hotei Daibutsu
Kōnan,_Aichi
Kami of death
the god of death leads towards", and in Hōei 6 (1709), in "Shinchuuha ha Koori no Sakujitsu", a woman who was about to commit double suicide with a man
Shinigami
Australian rugby league club, based in Sydney NSW
1987, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 NSW Koori Knockout Men Titles Eight: 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 2015, 2016 Koori vs. Murri Interstate Challenge One:
Redfern_All_Blacks
Criminal justice system
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are operated by Koori Court in Victoria; Youth Koori Court in New South Wales; Aboriginal Community Court in Western
Diversion_program
Japanese actress (1975)
Ayako Fuji TV 2008 Keiji no Genba Mariko Sone NHK Episode 3, guest role Koori no Hana Yukari Hamamura TV Asahi 2010 Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu Yuko
Riona_Hazuki
Town in Victoria, Australia
Road. At the 2021 census, Yanakie had a population of 283. Yanakie is a Koori name from the Gunai language interpreted as meaning "between waters". The
Yanakie,_Victoria
Term of self-reference for Australian Aboriginal people in South Australia
spoken around Ceduna, and is effectively the South Australian counterpart of Koori as used in New South Wales and Victoria. Other words used for Aboriginal
Nunga
Term referring to Indigenous Australians
Day of the Dog Indigenous Australians § Terms "Black" and "Blackfella" Koori, demonym used by Aboriginal people in Victoria and New South Wales List
Blackfella
2009 Australian video game
Pemulwuy Dream Team is a remote boxing game for the Wii console. It features Kooris, Naryma and Wasana, fighting against drugs in Tony Mundine's Redfern Gym
Pemulwuy_Dream_Team
Iranian-American rock band
Iran Genres Indie rock, post-punk revival Years active 2006–2013 Members Koori Mirzeai Siavash "Obash" Karampour Past members Soroush Farazmand Arash Farazmand
The_Yellow_Dogs
Japanese manga artist
Unknown, is serializing in Monthly Comic Avarus. Sugiura's manga, such as Koori no Mamono no Monogatari (Legend of the Ice Demon), and Silver Diamond (2003–2011)
Shiho_Sugiura
Australian actress (born 1955)
Theatre Company 1991 Three Stories High - Julia's Song / Painted Woman / Koori Love Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney 1993 Money and Friends Playhouse, Newcastle
Anne-Louise_Lambert
Topics referred to by the same term
Koori Court in Victoria (2002–present) Murri Court in Queensland (2002–2012, 2016–present) Nunga Court in South Australia (1999–present) Youth Koori Court
Indigenous_court
Gure Khana Boue Tego Deekuru; Eepie; Kwakwaa; Nor Bana I; Nor Bana II; Koori; Beema; Luubale; Iboro; Iloolo; Luubakie; Kee-Maa; Kaabam; Ke-On; Beebana;
List of villages in Rivers State
List_of_villages_in_Rivers_State
Finnish autumn festival
Kekri, also known as keyri, köyri, köyry (in Torne Valley) kööri and kegri (in Karelian), is a Finnish and Karelian harvest festival, celebrated in the
Kekri_(festival)
Brightest star in the constellation Aquila
astrolabes of England and Western Europe depicted Altair and Vega as birds. The Koori people of Victoria also knew Altair as Bunjil, the wedge-tailed eagle, and
Altair
Town in Victoria, Australia
multicultural identity, its history relating to its Aboriginal peoples (Koori, in particular those of the Warrnambool district), and the environmental
Port_Fairy
Megathrust earthquake off Japan's east coast
Rifu, Taiwa, Ōsato, Tomiya Fukushima Fukushima, Koriyama, Nihonmatsu, Koori, Kawamata, Nishigō, Nakajima, Yabuki, Tanagura, Tamakawa, Asakawa, Ono,
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011_Tōhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami
New Dawn (1969–1975) Identity (1971–1982) Irabina (1965–1971) Koori Bina (1976–1979) Koori Mail (1991–present) Land Rights News (1976–present) National
List of magazines in Australia
List_of_magazines_in_Australia
lifetime habit to prevent heart disease. In 1998–1999, VicHealth launched the Koori Health Research and Community Development Unit and the Mental Health Promotion
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation
Victorian_Health_Promotion_Foundation
2026 Japanese film
Miyadate as Inui Sukesaburo Tasuku Emoto as Saika Sagehari Joe Odagiri as Koori Juemon Yūsuke Santamaria as Akioka Shironosuke Mitsuo Yoshihara as Kawarabayashi
The_Samurai_and_the_Prisoner
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Mangoplah had a population of 309. The name of the town is believed to mean "Kooris singing" in the Wiradjuri aboriginal language. The first bridge in Mangoplah
Mangoplah
- Honoo no Sho Atlus 2003 (JP) ? Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children 2 - Koori no Sho Atlus 2003 (JP) ? Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden Advance
List of Game Boy Advance games
List_of_Game_Boy_Advance_games
people is not listed because their community newspaper, the fortnightly Koori Mail founded in 1991, is in English, which may be due to the fact that different
List of non-English-language newspapers in New South Wales
List_of_non-English-language_newspapers_in_New_South_Wales
Protected area in Victoria, Australia
only known rock art site to represent Bunjil, the creator-being in many Koori cultures. It is one of the most significant Aboriginal cultural sites in
Bunjil's_Shelter
First 263 episodes of One Piece
"Duel Between Rubber and Ice! Luffy vs. Aokiji!" Transliteration: "Gomu to Koori no Ikkiuchi! Rufi VS Aokiji!" (Japanese: ゴムと氷の一騎打ち!ルフィVS青キジ) Directed by :
List of One Piece episodes (seasons 1–8)
List_of_One_Piece_episodes_(seasons_1–8)
Australian rules football umpire
Chamberlain—recorded a song entitled "The Man In White". As of 2008, James worked for the Koori Court in Melbourne as a cultural advisor. Victorian Aborigine of the Year:
Glenn_James
Indian actor filmography
2021 Dictionary Ashoke Sanyal 50th flim 72 Ghanta Anamro 2022 Abar Bochhor Koori Pore Arun Byomkesh Hotyamancha Byomkesh Bakshi Karnasubarner Guptodhon Subarna
Abir_Chatterjee_filmography
Australian writer (born 1947)
Victoria, and the Yuin of southern New South Wales. He identified himself as Koori by the age of 40. He acknowledges his Cornish and European colonial ancestry
Bruce_Pascoe
1915 social unrest in Kollam district, India
1915. On the day of meeting a group of nair landlords under leadership of Koori Maathu and Kannan Pillai attacked and injured many who have gathered at
Kallamaala_Samaram
Australian public servant (1926–2024)
with Indigenous members of the university to establish the Koori Education Centre employing Koori staff and providing a space for Indigenous students to have
Fay_Marles
Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Archaeopress. ISBN 978-1-4073-0354-3. OCLC 298595987. "GF's Koori History Website – Koori History Images – 1930s". Kooriweb.org. 26 January 1938. Retrieved
Indigenous_Australians
Japanese singer-songwriter, radio personality, model
1994 Label: Zain Format(s): CD, digital download 1 406,000 RIAJ: Platinum Koori (氷) Released: November 11, 1996 Label: Zain Format(s): CD, digital download
Keiko_Utoku
Strategy of Australian governments to improving the lives of Indigenous people
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Australia should sign". Koori Mail. No. 435. Lismore, NSW: Budsoar. p. 27. "Govt promises action after
Closing_the_Gap
Australian activist and lawyer (1939-1999)
Gallery people. Retrieved 29 July 2021. Justice Michael Kirby speech at Koori Heritage Trust Dinner, 15 November 1999, to honour the memory of the late
Ron_Castan
Japanese daimyō
(d. 1611) Wife: Jiko-in (1563–1606), daughter of Ikoma Ienaga, lord of Koori castle, and descendant of Fujiwara no Yoshifusa Concubine: commoner Children:
Hachisuka_Iemasa
Community Radio* Muslim Community Radio Community 1995 2LND Sydney 93.7 Koori Radio* Indigenous programming Community December 2002 2FBI Sydney 94.5 FBi
List_of_Sydney_radio_stations
2nd season of Pokémon Horizons and the 27th season overall
Cold-Eyed Grusha (Battle of Ice! The Cold-Eyed Grusha)" Transliteration: "Koori no Tatakai! Tsumetai Hitomi no Guruusha" (Japanese: 氷の戦い!冷たい瞳のグルーシャ) Ayumi
Pokémon Horizons – The Search for Laqua
Pokémon_Horizons_–_The_Search_for_Laqua
Radio station in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
Bosnian, Chilean, Croatian, Cyprian, Dutch, Filipino, German, Greek, Irish, Koori, Macedonian, Portuguese, Puka Puka, Scottish, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish
VOX_FM
or yabber-yabber (talk) yakka (doing work of any kind) Yara-ma-yha-who Koori - Aboriginal people from Victoria and New South Wales cooee Nunga - Aboriginal
List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin
List_of_English_words_of_Australian_Aboriginal_origin
Political Activist and Leader
November 2018. Foley, Gary. "Australia and the Holocaust: A Koori Perspective" (PDF). The Koori History Website. Retrieved 15 September 2019. Attwood, Bain
William Cooper (Aboriginal Australian)
William_Cooper_(Aboriginal_Australian)
thwarts the takeover attempt. 40 "Midsummer Ice" Transliteration: "Manatsu no koori" (真夏の氷) August 21, 1989 (1989-08-21) The employees in the Culture Department
List_of_Oishinbo_episodes
Species of plant in the family Asteraceae
by the common names old man weed, being the literal translation of its Koori name gukwonderuk, common sneezeweed and scent weed which were given by European
Centipeda_cunninghamii
Indian playback singer and composer (born 1993)
Ashu Shaan Antardhaan "Ichhedana" Biswadeep Biswas Solo 2022 Abar Bochhor Koori Pore "Dekha Hoye Jay" Ranajoy Bhattacharya Ranajoy Bhattacharya Kothamrito
Anweshaa
Australian Aboriginal group of the Canberra region
2022. Metherell 2002. Kelly 2012. ACT Government Genealogy Project 2012. Koori Mail 2009, p. 4. Bolt 2009. Schubert 2008. Karvelas 2008. Polimeni 2009
Ngambri
Aboriginal Australian activist and writer
Retrieved 17 September 2024. "Remembering Margaret Tucker (1904 – 1996)". Koori History - Aboriginal History of South Eastern Australia. 6 March 2016. Retrieved
Margaret_Tucker
February–April 2022 disaster in New South Wales and Queensland
water is rising, no more compromising" and "we need help". It was left to Koori Mail staff and volunteers to coordinate efforts to supply food and essential
2022_eastern_Australia_floods
Japanese actress (born 1975)
known as The Negotiator 2008 Monster Parent [ja] Itsuki Takamura Lead role Koori no Hana [ja] Kyoko Seno Lead role 2010 Nasake no Onna [ja] Matsuko Matsudaira
Ryoko_Yonekura
Australian rock band
Mercury Blues) on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Kelli McGuinness (ex-Dr Koori, Interaction, Watbalimba) on drums, bass guitar, guitar and vocals. Their
Blackfire_(Australian_band)
Australian multi-disciplinary arts centre
Judy Watson to design the floor of the centre, which became known as the Koori Floor. Influenced by Western Desert art as well as local Aboriginal heritage
Casula_Powerhouse_Arts_Centre
Railway station in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
station JR East Following station Koori towards Fukushima Tōhoku Main Line Rapid City Rabbit Shiroishi towards Sendai Koori towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line
Fujita_Station
2013 studio album by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
6. "Madou" 3:44 7. "Kensogni" (featuring Zoumana Tereta) 4:24 8. "Mali Koori" (featuring Zoumana Tereta) 7:09 9. "Wagadou" (featuring Moussa Bah, Fousseyni
Jama_Ko
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Library of Australia.]" (PDF). Journal of Australian Studies (45). The Koori History website: 1–14. ISSN 1444-3058. Retrieved 28 December 2014. Media
Condobolin
Japanese nobleman and samurai
Date City, Fukushima Prefecture. His grave is in the present day town of Koori in Fukushima. Father: Nakamura Mitsutaka (中村 光隆) Mother: Daughter of Minamoto
Date_Tomomune
Australian rugby league footballer
represented New South Wales under‑16s and was named man‑of‑the‑match in the NSW Koori vs QLD Murri clash in 2019. Originally part of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Fletcher_Myers
Flag of Australian Indigenous people
Council. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018. Koori Mail, 19 June 2019, p 7. Australia. (2002). Style manual for authors, editors
Torres_Strait_Islander_flag
Brightest star in the constellation Orion
("little woodpecker"). Rigel was known as Yerrerdet-kurrk to the Wotjobaluk koori of southeastern Australia, and held to be the mother-in-law of Totyerguil
Rigel
Indian film awards
– Karnasubarner Guptodhon as Dashanan Daw Rudranil Ghosh – Abar Bochhor Koori Pore as Dutta Sandip Bhattacharya – Ballabhpurer Roopkotha as B. P. Haldar
6th_WBFJA_Awards
Concubine of Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga
name. She was born as the eldest daughter of Ikoma Iemune, a local clan of Koori, Niwa County, Owari Province (present Kōnan, Aichi Prefecture), who served
Kitsuno
Aboriginal nation in eastern Australia
Roger Knox - Country Music Singer also known as the Black Elvis and the Koori King of Country Nakkiah Lui – writer, actor, director Ray Martin – TV Presenter
Gamilaraay
Aboriginal Australian people
of Western Australia and Northern Territory Pama in northern Queensland Koori in New South Wales and Victoria Nunga in southern South Australia Noongar
Murri_people
1997 Australian TV series or program
Hall as Sue Bob Franklin Tim Robertson as Charles Reid Tom E. Lewis as Koori Jane Allsop as Cecily Cinema of Australia "All-time top-rating Australian
Kangaroo_Palace
Australian artist (c. 1910–2018)
Art Gallery, Caloundra, 2006 ‘Paintings Speak the Kimberley History’, The Koori Mail, Lismore, 21 June 2006, p. 42 ‘Wise Women Birrajakoo’, National Indigenous
Loongkoonan
Aboriginal Australian nation of south-east Australia
1038/s41562-024-01912-w. PMC 11343701. PMID 38951612. Gunai and Kurnai, Koorie and Koori. Clark 2006. Berndt, Ronald M.; Berndt, Catherine H. (1977). The World of
Gunaikurnai_people
Australian rugby league footballer
League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 October 2019. "Koori Cops". World News. SBS. 9 May 2003. Archived from the original on 4 September
Rod_Silva
Australian yachtsman (1940–2018)
Housing Project was born: An interview with Col James (1936-2002)". The Koori History Website. Interviewed by Anael. Retrieved 21 January 2025. "From
Ian_Kiernan
GameSpot. Retrieved August 10, 2011. "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children 2 - Koori no Sho". GameSpot. Retrieved August 10, 2011. "Shin Megami Tensei II". GameSpot
List_of_Atlus_games
Japanese film awards in 2002
in Film Editing Osamu Onodera and Kiyoshi Kakizawa – Onmyōji Hiromichi Koori – Waterboys Mike Samata and Tetsuo Segawa – Sennen no Koi Story of Genji
25th_Japan_Academy_Film_Prize
American lawyer and politician (born 1947)
details Born Mazie Keiko Hirono (1947-11-03) November 3, 1947 (age 78) Koori, Japan Party Democratic Spouse Leighton Oshima (m. 1987) Education University
Mazie_Hirono
Japanese actress and model (born 1973)
same year Matsushima also starring in a mystery murdered Television Drama "Koori no Sekai" also known in its English title "Ice World" where she co-starred
Nanako_Matsushima
Independent 'Racial Discrimination' 'Mr Moonlight' Released: 2011 Format: CD - Best of Koori Classic (The Early Years Aboriginal Collection) compilation
Mop and the Dropouts (Australian Band)
Mop_and_the_Dropouts_(Australian_Band)
KOORI
KOORI
KOORI
KOORI
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with the Germanic element lÄr ‘clearing’.English : variant of Layer.English : nickname from Old English hlÄ“or ‘cheek’, ‘face’Irish : reduced Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ or ‘son of the servant of Odhar’, a byname from odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘dun-colored’, ‘weatherbeaten’. Compare McAleer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a nickname for an amiable or popular person, from Middle English brede(n) ‘to breed’, ‘to produce’ + loue ‘love’.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Parrot
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Indra
Girl/Female
Arabic, French
Smart
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh
A Famous Diamond
Boy/Male
Muslim
Follower of a spiritual path.
Girl/Female
Indian
Traditional
Male
Italian
Italian name of derived from the Germanic element hrok, ROCCO means "rest."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Strength
KOORI
KOORI
KOORI
KOORI
KOORI
a & n.
Same as Kurilian.
n.
One of a peculiar race inhabiting Yesso, the Kooril Islands etc., in the northern part of the empire of Japan, by some supposed to have been the progenitors of the Japanese. The Ainos are stout and short, with hairy bodies.