Australian Aborigine
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6.1
- noun
- /əˈstreɪljən ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni/
- Slur
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[Ofensivo] aborigen australiano
- But the most unforgettable fish-out-of-water film is about Harold Blair, an Australian Aborigine concert singer, and it's a film I have chosen to discuss later, along with my other "festival favorites."
Examples
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A comparison of the genome with those of modern-day human populations confirmed that Melanesians, Australian Aborigines, and other Southeast Asian islanders had the most in common genetically with the Denisovans.
Blog text (18) -
Australian Aborigines played instruments called didgeridoos fashioned from huge tree limbs or bamboo.
Academic text (2008) -
I read his chapter on Australian Aborigines (I lived there for a while and know a bit about their cultures).
Blog text (29) -
The high rates of diabetes among Pima Indians, Micronesian Nauruans, and Australian Aborigines have confirmed his predictions.
Academic text (2004) -
In Harold, Australian filmmaker Steve Thomas tells the story of Harold Blair, a talented Australian Aborigine whose extraordinary life became the focus of political, racial, and cross-cultural issues.
Academic text (1995) -
There is still a place for non-trading, strictly subsistence hunter-gatherers within this model, represented by the Andaman Islanders, some Australian Aborigines, and possibly others.
Academic text (1991) -
Topics range from Soviet cosmonauts to female genital mutilation in Africa; from working-class slums in England to the first Australian Aborigine concert tenor.
Academic text (1995) -
Customs and beliefs of the Australian Aborigine have long fascinated social scientists.
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Australian Aborigines played instruments called didgeridoos fashioned from huge tree limbs or bamboo.
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The high rates of diabetes among Pima Indians, Micronesian Nauruans, and Australian Aborigines have confirmed his predictions.
Synonyms
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8.6
A person from the first people living in a place before others arrived
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8.4
A person from the first people of Australia who lived there before Europeans arrived
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7.6
A member of the first people who lived in a region
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5.1
A person whose family lived in Australia before Europeans arrived
A person who belongs to the native people of Australia or a language they speak
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'Australian' (a native/resident of Australia) and 'Aborigine' (original inhabitants of Australia), so its meaning — an Aborigine from Australia / a member of Australia’s indigenous people — is directly derivable from the parts. This is a simple, cross-linguistically common nominal composition and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Australian Aborigine comes from old words meaning 'from the beginning', and early European writers used it to say these people were the first people in Australia. So, Australian Aborigine means 'a member of the indigenous people of Australia who lived there before the arrival of Europeans', though people today usually say 'Aboriginal Australian' or 'Aboriginal people'.