aboriginal
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl/
:
indígena
- I've never met an Aboriginal before.
- local aboriginals
Examples
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There have also been several studies of aboriginals living today who eat nothing but relatively uncooked meat.
Blog text (10) -
Interpreters need to identify whether they are primarily interpreting for non-Aboriginals, Aboriginals, or tourists.
Academic text (1995) -
In fact, Aboriginal people carry their kids everywhere they go.
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How did this come to be that there were these Aboriginal forms, Aboriginal creations, he calls them.
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Participants included 8 Caucasians, 1 East Indian, and 1 Aboriginal.
Academic text (2010) -
This town is mostly aboriginals and they're supposed to have some really unique foods.
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Above, I see Stefano Bertolo mentioned seeing the face of an Australian Aboriginal.
Blog text (17) -
In Australia, many Aboriginal communities preserve their traditional cultures and languages.
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During the event, local Aboriginal leaders shared stories of their ancestors and their connection to the land.
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She is an Aboriginal artist known for her vibrant paintings that reflect her cultural heritage.
Synonyms
84
3.7
A person from the original people of a place, not later settlers
4
8.6
A person from the first people living in a place before others arrived
1
9.4
A person native to a place where their family lived for many generations
Antonyms
Compounds
A person who belongs to the native people of Australia or a language they speak
How Native
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aboriginals comes from the Latin name aborigines, built from ab- 'from' and origo 'beginning', like the English word origin. So aboriginals are the people who lived in a place first, the original inhabitants.