Meaning

2 senses
  1. First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.

    eingeboren, einheimisch

    тузе́мныйtuzémnyj, коренно́йkorennój, ме́стныйméstnyj

    абориге́нськийaboryhénsʹkyj, тубі́льнийtubílʹnyj, автохто́ннийavtoxtónnyj

  2. Living in a land before colonization by foreigners.

More definitions
  • having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
  • characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

Examples

34 sentences
  1. Among the wind instruments, the aboriginal didgeridoo made of eucalyptus was his favorite.

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  2. I have the body of an original aboriginal.

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  3. Many aboriginal people avoid medical care to avoid discrimination.

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  4. Are white people more deserving of the healthcare system than aboriginal people?

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  5. An aboriginal footballer was racially vilified by a member of the opposing team.

    ruФутболист-абориген подвергся расовым оскорблениям со стороны игрока команды соперников.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
original; indigenous:
Русский
By meaning 1
original; indigenous:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
original; indigenous:

Origin

See Aboriginal.

See Aboriginal.

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Forms

more aboriginal, most aboriginal
Comparativemore aboriginal Lesson
Superlativemost aboriginal Lesson

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state:primalprimevalprimaevalprimordial
  • characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning:native

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aboriginal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto