aboriginal

  • 111aboriginal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. primitive, primeval; indigenous. See oldness, inhabitant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indigenous, autochthonous, original, earliest; see native 2 . See Synonym Study at native . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 112aboriginal — ab|ori|gi|nal <zu lat. Aborigines (Plur.) »Urbewohner der Landschaft Latium im alten Italien« u. 1↑...al>: a) die Ureinwohner betreffend; b) zu den Ureinwohnern gehörend …

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  • 113Aboriginal — Ab|o|rig|i|nal [ ,æbə rıdʒənl ] noun count an Australian who belongs to the race of people who were living in Australia before Europeans arrived ╾ Ab|o|rig|i|nal adjective …

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  • 114Aboriginal — ab·o·rig·i·nal || ‚æbÉ™ rɪdÊ’É™nl n. member of any of the peoples who lived in Canada before the European settlers arrived; member of the dark skinned people indigenous to Australia …

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  • 115aboriginal — ab·o·rig·i·nal || ‚æbÉ™ rɪdÊ’É™nl adj. of or pertaining to aborigines; original, first, native, indigenous …

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  • 116aboriginal — a. Primitive, primeval, primordial, pristine, primary, prime, original, first, native, indigenous, autochthonal, autochthonous, of eld …

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  • 117aboriginal — 1 adjective 1 formal connected with the people or animals that have existed in a place or country from the earliest times; indigenous 2 connected with the Australian aborigines 2 noun (C) an aborigine …

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  • 118aboriginal — adj native, indigenous, endemic, endemical, domestic, enchorial, autochthonous, autochthonal, autochthonic, primal, original, primordial; primeval, prehistoric, preadamic, noachian, noachic, noachical, antediluvian, antiquated, age old, old;… …

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  • 119aboriginal — ab·orig·i·nal …

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  • 120aboriginal — ab•o•rig•i•nal [[t]ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl[/t]] adj. 1) ant of or pertaining to aborigines 2) original or earliest known; native; indigenous 3) peo (usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the Aborigines of Australia 4) ant aborigine • Etymology: 1660–70 ab o•rig …

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