as in aboriginal
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
a national sport whose origins can be traced to an ancient game first played by the aborigines
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Recent Examples of aborigine
The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.
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Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Breuil based his conclusions on contemporary anthropological observations of the Arunta aborigines in central Australia.
—Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The bill’s sponsors insisted their motives were not racist, although, one of the sponsors, state Sen. Scott Beason, later recorded himself referring to black people as aborigines while wearing a wire for the FBI.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 22 Nov. 2019
For long, appropriation of identities and assets by the privileged has been among the key challenges faced by aborigines across the world.
—K A Shaji, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019
In Kerala, one of India’s most socially advanced states, aborigines form 1.45% of the 33.4 million population (2011 Census), but have remained alienated.
—K A Shaji, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019
Markets just happened among Australian aborigines buying boomerangs from better-skilled bands hundreds of miles distant.
—Deirdre McCloskey, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2018
The key ingredient is a thorny acacia shrub the aborigines prized for its medicinal properties.
—Hilda Hoy, Slate Magazine, 8 May 2017
Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Breuil based his conclusions on contemporary anthropological observations of the Arunta aborigines in central Australia.
—Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The bill’s sponsors insisted their motives were not racist, although, one of the sponsors, state Sen. Scott Beason, later recorded himself referring to black people as aborigines while wearing a wire for the FBI.
—Kyle Whitmire, al, 22 Nov. 2019
For long, appropriation of identities and assets by the privileged has been among the key challenges faced by aborigines across the world.
—K A Shaji, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019
In Kerala, one of India’s most socially advanced states, aborigines form 1.45% of the 33.4 million population (2011 Census), but have remained alienated.
—K A Shaji, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019
Markets just happened among Australian aborigines buying boomerangs from better-skilled bands hundreds of miles distant.
—Deirdre McCloskey, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2018
The key ingredient is a thorny acacia shrub the aborigines prized for its medicinal properties.
—Hilda Hoy, Slate Magazine, 8 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aborigine
aboriginal
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Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
5 July 2018
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These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America.—
Adam Rutherford,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2017
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“Aborigine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aborigine. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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