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aboriginal

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adjective

ab·​orig·​i·​nal ˌa-bə-ˈrij-nəl How to pronounce aboriginal (audio)
-ˈri-jə-nᵊl
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: being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
aboriginal forests
aboriginal rocks
2
: of or relating to the people who have been in a region from the earliest time : of or relating to aborigines
aboriginal languages
aboriginal tribes/customs/art
specifically, often capitalized : of or relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia
aboriginally adverb

aboriginal

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noun

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: aborigine sense 1
2
often capitalized : aborigine sense 2

Synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for aboriginal

native, indigenous, endemic, aboriginal mean belonging to a locality.

native implies birth or origin in a place or region and may suggest compatibility with it.

native tribal customs

indigenous applies to that which is not only native but which, as far as can be determined, has never been introduced or brought from elsewhere.

indigenous plants

endemic implies being peculiar to a region.

a disease endemic in Africa

aboriginal implies having no known others preceding in occupancy of a particular region.

the aboriginal peoples of Australia

Example Sentences

Adjective the aboriginal peoples of Australia the aboriginal peoples of northern Alaska are known as Inupiats, which in their language literally means “real people”
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Molly befriends an aboriginal fugitive, Yadaka (Rob Collins), who knows a few secrets about her past. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Once an ancient aboriginal trail, the path became a well-trodden byway for the workmen who built the Gilded Age mansions. Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 24 May 2022 Lake has travelled to Australia to learn from aboriginal practitioners. The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2022 Cathy Freeman represented aboriginal Australia in Sydney in 2000. Amy Bass, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022 Between the early 1910s and the 1970s, children of aboriginal descent were removed from their homes and families by the federal and state government, as well as by churches. Britt Clennett, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2022 Their aboriginal lands include parts of the Salt Lake, Cache Valley, and into parts of Idaho and Wyoming, Parry said. The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Jan. 2022 The kidnapping and deportation of biracial children by Belgium under colonial rule echo policies against Indigenous and aboriginal children in other countries like Australia, Canada, and the United States. New York Times, 3 Nov. 2021 Mining accidents happen – in Australia in 2020 a mining giant, Rio Tinto, blasted and destroyed a 46,000 year-old sacred cave that was rich in aboriginal artefacts. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Noun
Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all. The Economist, 5 July 2018 These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America. Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017 The students paddled and portaged through the park, following the routes once traveled by aboriginals and French-Canadian voyageurs. Daily Southtown, 30 Aug. 2017 Our criminals built nice roads in Australia but aboriginals keep using them as a bed. Alan Feuer And Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 2 June 2017 Pay up, and the British Navy will keep the Frenchmen, pirates, and aboriginals away. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

aborigine + -al entry 1

Noun

noun derivative of aboriginal entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of aboriginal was in 1650

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