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Type Words
Synonyms native
Derivation aborigine


the aboriginal peoples of Australia.
Type Words
Synonyms aborigine, indigen, indigene, native
Type of individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul, person
Has types filipino, levantine, mauritian, russian, seychellois


the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students.
Type Words
Synonyms primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial


aboriginal forests.

Examples of aboriginal

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Supporters from First Australians, an aboriginal group, were the first to march.
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Canada's 60-odd aboriginal languages are now spoken by just over 200,000 people.
From the economist.com
Aboriginal Peoples were living in North America at this time and still do today.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Australian aboriginal way of being human is also another way of being human.
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When Rose became world champion, aboriginal rights had only just been recognised.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Aboriginal women win battle against Australian Government Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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The US and several other nations are whaling under aboriginal whaling auspices.
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This effectively prevented any First Nation from pursuing aboriginal land claims.
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Aboriginal art, story and dance continue to draw on these spiritual traditions.
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More examples
  • Of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite"
  • Aborigine: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
  • Native: an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
  • Native: characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
  • Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
  • Australian Aborigines (Aboriginal Australians) are a class of people who are identified by Australian law as being members of a race indigenous to the Australian continent.
  • (Aborigines (mythology)) The Aborigines in Roman mythology are the oldest inhabitants of central Italy, connected in legendary history with Aeneas, Latinus and Evander. ...
  • An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine; An Aboriginal inhabitant, person, animal, or plant native to the region. Also aboriginal; Of or pertaining to Aboriginal peoples; Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines. [from earlier 19th c. ...
  • Alternative capitalization of Aboriginal; Original or indigenous to a place; alternative capitalization of Aboriginal