Aboriginal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɪknˌɪkɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹɪdˈuːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹɪdˈuːn/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɪknˌɪkɚz/.

Examples

the art of the natives of the northwest coast
the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
an Aboriginal rite

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indigen native Australian aborigine Aborigine primal primeval indigene Abo native primaeval Australian Aborigine primordial

Antonyms

nonnative

Parts of Speech

noun	a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
noun	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place “the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
adjective	of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia “an Aboriginal rite”
adjective	characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning “native Americans”
adjective	having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state “aboriginal forests”

Word Forms

Aboriginal	adjective	of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia
native	adjective	characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
aboriginal	adjective	characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
Aboriginal	noun	a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Aborigine	noun	a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
nativeness	noun	the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
aboriginal	noun	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
aborigine	noun	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ureinwohner

ein dunkelhäutiges Mitglied einer Rasse, die in Australien lebte, als die Europäer ankamen

🇫🇷French

aborigène

un membre à la peau foncée d'une race de personnes vivant en Australie à l'arrivée des Européens

🇪🇸Spanish

aborigen

un miembro de piel oscura de una raza de personas que vivían en Australia cuando llegaron los europeos

🇮🇹Italian

aborigeno

un membro dalla pelle scura di una razza di persone che vivevano in Australia quando arrivarono gli europei

🇳🇱Dutch

inheems

een lid met een donkere huidskleur van een mensenras dat in Australië woonde toen de Europeanen arriveerden

🇵🇹Portuguese

aborígene

um membro de pele escura de uma raça de pessoas que vivia na Austrália quando os europeus chegaram

🇷🇺Russian

абориген

темнокожий представитель расы людей, живших в Австралии, когда сюда прибыли европейцы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आदिवासी

यूरोपीय लोगों के आगमन पर ऑस्ट्रेलिया में रहने वाले लोगों की एक जाति का एक गहरे रंग का सदस्य

🇧🇩Bengali

আদিবাসী

ইউরোপীয়রা আসার সময় অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় বসবাসকারী লোকদের একটি বর্ণের কালো চামড়ার সদস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

பழங்குடியினர்

ஐரோப்பியர்கள் வந்தபோது ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் வாழும் ஒரு இனத்தின் கருமையான தோல் உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదివాసి

యూరోపియన్లు వచ్చినప్పుడు ఆస్ట్రేలియాలో నివసిస్తున్న ప్రజల జాతికి చెందిన ముదురు రంగు చర్మం గల సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

आदिवासी

जेव्हा युरोपियन लोक आले तेव्हा ऑस्ट्रेलियात राहणाऱ्या लोकांच्या वंशातील गडद त्वचेचा सदस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદિવાસી

જ્યારે યુરોપિયનો આવ્યા ત્યારે ઓસ્ટ્રેલિયામાં રહેતા લોકોની જાતિનો કાળી ચામડીનો સભ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲನಿವಾಸಿ

ಯುರೋಪಿಯನ್ನರು ಆಗಮಿಸಿದಾಗ ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಜನರ ಜನಾಂಗದ ಕಪ್ಪು ಚರ್ಮದ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആദിവാസികൾ

യൂറോപ്യന്മാർ എത്തിയപ്പോൾ ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയയിൽ താമസിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വംശത്തിലെ കറുത്ത തൊലിയുള്ള അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਦਿਵਾਸੀ

ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਨਸਲ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਜਦੋਂ ਯੂਰਪੀਅਨ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقامی

آسٹریلیا میں رہنے والے لوگوں کی نسل کا ایک سیاہ فام رکن جب یورپین پہنچے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

土著

欧洲人到达时居住在澳大利亚的一个种族的黑皮肤成员

🇯🇵Japanese

先住民族

ヨーロッパ人が到着したときにオーストラリアに住んでいた人種の浅黒い肌の人

🇰🇷Korean

원주민

유럽인들이 호주에 도착했을 때 호주에 살고 있던 검은 피부의 인종

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thổ dân

một thành viên da đen của một chủng tộc người sống ở Úc khi người châu Âu đến

🇹🇭Thai

อะบอริจิน

สมาชิกผิวคล้ำของเชื้อชาติที่อาศัยอยู่ในออสเตรเลียเมื่อชาวยุโรปมาถึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

asli

anggota ras orang berkulit gelap yang tinggal di Australia ketika orang Eropa tiba

🇲🇾Malay

orang asli

ahli berkulit gelap daripada kaum yang tinggal di Australia apabila orang Eropah tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السكان الأصليين

عضو ذو بشرة داكنة من جنس من الناس يعيشون في أستراليا عندما وصل الأوروبيون

🇮🇷Persian

بومی

عضوی با پوست تیره از نژادی از مردم ساکن استرالیا در هنگام ورود اروپایی ها

🇹🇷Turkish

yerli

Avrupalılar geldiğinde Avustralya'da yaşayan bir ırkın koyu tenli üyesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַדמוֹן

בן כהה עור של גזע של אנשים שחיים באוסטרליה כשהאירופאים הגיעו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'aboriginal'?

The primary meaning of 'aboriginal' is 'a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'aboriginal' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'aboriginal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'aboriginal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'aboriginal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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