Aboriginal

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Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Etymology 3 Adjective 4 Noun 4.1 Translations

Pronunciation

• IPA /æbəˈrɪdʒən(ə)l/
• SAMPA /{b@'rIdZ@n(@)l/

Etymology

Derivative of aborigines

Adjective

1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

   Quotations

   • Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf. - Wordsworth.

2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.

Noun

1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
2. An animal or a plant native to the region.

   Quotations

   • It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. - Darwin.

3. (Proper noun): An Australian aboriginal
4. Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aboriginals.

Translations

• Bulgarian: туземец m (1), абориген m (3)
• Dutch: inboorling m (1), inboorlinge f (1)
• Finnish: alkuasukas (1), kotoperäinen (2), aboriginaali (3)
• French: indigène
• German: Eingeboren
• Hungarian: bennszülött
• Interlingua: aborigine
• Italian: aborigeno
• Portuguese: aborígine
• Spanish: aborigen