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English adjective: Aboriginal | |||
| 1. | Aboriginal of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia | ||
| Samples | An Aboriginal rite. | ||
| 2. | aboriginal characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning | ||
| Samples | Native Americans. The aboriginal peoples of Australia. | ||
| Synonyms | native | ||
| Antonyms | nonnative | ||
| 3. | aboriginal having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | ||
| Samples | Aboriginal forests. Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth. The forest primeval. Primordial matter. Primordial forms of life. | ||
| Synonyms | primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial | ||
| Similar | early | ||
| Antonyms | late, middle | ||
English noun: Aboriginal | |||
| 1. | Aboriginal (person) a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived | ||
| Synonyms | Abo, Aborigine, Australian Aborigine, native Australian | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Aussie, Australian, ethnic group, ethnos | ||
| 2. | aboriginal (person) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | ||
| Samples | The art of the natives of the northwest coast. The Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students. | ||
| Synonyms | aborigine, indigen, indigene, native | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Filipino, Levantine, Mauritian, Russian, Seychellois | ||
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