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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
[[Image:BadgeWSJBadge-RGB-S.gif|thumb|right|150px|The official badge of the [[21st World Scout Jamboree]]]] | [[Image:BadgeWSJBadge-RGB-S.gif|thumb|right|150px|The official badge of the [[21st World Scout Jamboree]]]] | ||
The etymology of this term has several possible origins, ranging from Hindi to Swahili to Native American dialects. It may also be related to | The etymology of this term has several possible origins, ranging from Hindi to Swahili to Native American dialects. It may also be related to corroboree, an [[Australian]] [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] term for any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance. | ||
[[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] chose the name as ''rally'', ''meeting'' and ''gathering'' did not fully capture the spirit of this then-new concept. The name is thought to be derived from the swahili for hello, ''Jambo'', as a result of the considerable amount of time he spent in the region. At the first World Jamboree at Olympia in 1920, Lord Baden-Powell said "People give different meanings for this word, but from this year on, ''Jamboree'' will take a specific meaning. It will be associated to the largest gathering of youth that ever took place." | [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]] chose the name as ''rally'', ''meeting'' and ''gathering'' did not fully capture the spirit of this then-new concept. The name is thought to be derived from the swahili for hello, ''Jambo'', as a result of the considerable amount of time he spent in the region. At the first World Jamboree at Olympia in 1920, Lord Baden-Powell said "People give different meanings for this word, but from this year on, ''Jamboree'' will take a specific meaning. It will be associated to the largest gathering of youth that ever took place." | ||