aborigine
A native inhabitant of a countryA native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
» There was a linguistic mediation between aborigines and immigrants.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
Aborigine, Urbewohner
абориге́нaborigén, тузе́мецtuzémec, коренно́й жи́тельkorennój žítelʹ
абориге́нaboryhén
a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)The native flora and fauna of an area.
Examples
12 sentencesThere was a linguistic mediation between aborigines and immigrants.
Aborigines are skilled trackers.
How did Australian Aborigines define wealth?
The Australian Aborigines eat witchetty grubs.
The Australian Aborigine throws the boomerang.
Translations
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Forms
plural: aborigines| Singular | aborigine |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived:native AustralianAustralian Aborigine
- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place:nativeindigenindigeneaboriginal
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable