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- [ab-uh-rij-uh-nl]
- /ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl/
- /ˌæb.əˈrɪdʒ.ɪ.nəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ab-uh-rij-uh-nl]
- /ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl/
Definitions of aboriginal word
- countable noun aboriginal An Aboriginal is an Australian Aborigine. 3
- adjective aboriginal Aboriginal means belonging or relating to the Australian Aborigines. 3
- adjective aboriginal The aboriginal people or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest known times or that were there before people or animals from other countries arrived. 3
- adjective aboriginal existing in a place from the earliest known period; indigenous; autochthonous 3
- adjective aboriginal of, relating to, or characteristic of the indigenous peoples of Australia 3
- adjective aboriginal existing (in a place) from the beginning or from earliest days; first; indigenous 3
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Origin of aboriginal
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; aborigine + -al1
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Parts of speech for Aboriginal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aboriginal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aboriginal
adj aboriginal
- primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- ancient — Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
- primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
noun aboriginal
- indigene — a person or thing that is indigenous or native; native; autochthon.
- bushman — A Bushman is an aboriginal person from the southwestern part of Africa, especially the Kalahari desert region.
- aborigine — Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
- cave dweller — a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave
- caveman — Cavemen were people in prehistoric times who lived mainly in caves.
adjective aboriginal
- autochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed
- local — low-cal.
- primaeval — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- primal — first; original; primeval: primal eras before the appearance of life on earth.
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
Antonyms for aboriginal
adj aboriginal
adjective aboriginal
- nonnative — of or relating to a language that is not the first language acquired by a person: It is harder to communicate in your nonnative language.
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