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aboriginal


2aboriginal

noun

Definition of ABORIGINAL

1
: aborigine 1
2
often capitalized : aborigine 2
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Examples of ABORIGINAL

  1. <for a long time the aboriginals were not even included in the censuses, as they were viewed as part of the region's fauna>

First Known Use of ABORIGINAL

1767

Related to ABORIGINAL

Synonyms: aborigine, autochthon, indigene (also indigen), native
Antonyms: nonnative
Related Words: primitive
Near Antonyms: alien, foreigner
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Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

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