Aboriginal

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages.
2. (alt-of, not-comparable) Alternative letter-case form of aboriginal.

Noun

1. An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land.
2. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of aboriginal.

Name

Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.

Synonyms

Aborigine

Abo

Australian Aborigine

native Australian

person

🧑‍🦱

aboriginal

human

man

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Translations

indigène

aborígene

aborígine

aborigène

Ureinwohnerin

aborigeno

Einheimischer

aborigen

inboorlinge

Einheimische

Aborigène

Géographie du Soudan

Autochtone

aborigeno d’Australia

inboorling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/

Etymology

From aborigine + -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”).