aborigine
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni/
:
aborigen
- The rights of the aborigine peoples have often been the focus of national discussions in Australia.
- aborigine mother
- Aborigine villages
- Aborigine identity
It's the same time that there were The Cave paintings, right, Famous cave paintings in France, but they're all over the world, Aborigines, etcetera.
- It's the same time that there were The Cave paintings, right, Famous cave paintings in France, but they're all over the world, Aborigines, etcetera.
Examples
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Many traditions among the aborigines revolve around the natural environment and storytelling.
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Well, this aborigine here claims there were five little minks.
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The first person to land on the island was an aborigine named Awaba Kelly.
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The first inhabitants in Matilda Valley were aborigines who ...
Academic text (1990) -
Meet anthropologist Robert Lawlor, who talks about the aborigines' concept of land and story.
Academic text (2009) -
We might think of education in terms of the Australian aborigines' concepts of the dreamtime and songlines.
Academic text (1995) -
The Australian aborigine has a rich cultural heritage that dates back thousands of years.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person from the original people of a place, not later settlers
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7.6
A member of the first people who lived in a region
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8.4
A person from the first people of Australia who lived there before Europeans arrived
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9.4
A person native to a place where their family lived for many generations
Compounds
- Slur
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6.1
A member of Australia's first people who lived there before Europeans arrived
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word aborigine comes from Latin words meaning 'from the beginning'; it contains ab- ('from') and orig- as in origin ('beginning'). So an aborigine is someone who was there at the start of a place, the original inhabitant.