native Australian
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5.1
- noun
- Australian
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aborigen australiano
- Australia's treatment of native Australians (I don't even like to use the word "aboriginal" - it's
- native Australians and Melanesians
Examples
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The native Australians have a deep connection to the land and its ecosystems.
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As a native Australian, he proudly shares stories from his ancestral homeland.
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It's a Aboriginal art piece, which is a native Australian art piece, for those of you who don't know.
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"Why did Native Australians not adopt agriculture during the thousands of years that neighboring peoples to the north, in and around New Guinea?"
Academic text (1999) -
Many native Australians participate in cultural events to celebrate their rich heritage.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person from the original people of a place, not later settlers
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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
A person who belongs to the native people of Australia or a language they speak
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'native' (an indigenous person) combined with 'Australian' (of Australia) yields an indigenous person of Australia. This adjective+noun pattern is ordinary and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would reliably infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Native Australian uses the word native in the simple sense 'born in a place' and the word Australian for someone from Australia, so early Europeans used it to name the people who already lived there before settlers arrived. That's why today native Australian means a member of the original peoples of Australia who lived there before European arrival.