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The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya - the Papunya Artists - performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for anyone else. They honoured me with a ceremonial stick that signifies the story of the land.
Quentin Bryce

Meaning of "aboriginal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABORIGINAL

aboriginal  [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABORIGINAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aboriginal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ABORIGINAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aborigine

Aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: ▪ Aborigines, in Roman mythology the original inhabitants of central Italy...

Definition of aboriginal in the English dictionary

The definition of aboriginal in the dictionary is existing in a place from the earliest known period; indigenous; autochthonous.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABORIGINAL


abdominal
æbˈdɒmɪnəl
anal
ˈeɪnəl
cardinal
ˈkɑːdɪnəl
criminal
ˈkrɪmɪnəl
final
ˈfaɪnəl
imaginal
ɪˈmædʒɪnəl
intermarginal
ˌɪntəˈmɑːdʒɪnəl
longitudinal
ˌlɒndʒɪˈtjuːdɪnəl
marginal
ˈmɑːdʒɪnəl
medicinal
mɛˈdɪsɪnəl
nominal
ˈnɒmɪnəl
original
əˈrɪdʒɪnəl
paginal
ˈpædʒɪnəl
sentinel
ˈsɛntɪnəl
subimaginal
ˌsʌbɪˈmædʒɪnəl
submarginal
sʌbˈmɑːdʒɪnəl
terminal
ˈtɜːmɪnəl
unoriginal
ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnəl
vaginal
vəˈdʒaɪnəl
virginal
ˈvɜːdʒɪnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABORIGINAL

aboral
aborally
abord
aborigen
aborigin
Aboriginalia
aboriginalism
Aboriginality
aboriginally
aborigine
aborne
aborning
abort
abortee
aborter
aborticide
abortifacient
abortion
abortion clinic
abortion pill

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABORIGINAL

anginal
Cup Final
doctrinal
gastrointestinal
grand final
intestinal
libidinal
matinal
oil terminal
ordinal
quarterfinal
reginal
retinal
semifinal
seminal
subliminal
the Cup Final
transvaginal
urinal
vulvovaginal

Synonyms and antonyms of aboriginal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABORIGINAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aboriginal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aboriginal

Translation of «aboriginal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABORIGINAL

Find out the translation of aboriginal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aboriginal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aboriginal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

澳大利亚的土著人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aborigen
570 millions of speakers

English

aboriginal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आदिवासी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السكان الأصليين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аборигенов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aborígene
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আদিবাসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aborigène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang asli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ureinwohner Australiens
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アボリジニー>
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호주 원주민의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aborigin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sơ khai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழங்குடியினர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आदिवासी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aborigeno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rodowity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аборигенів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aborigen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιθαγενής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Aboriginal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ursprunglig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Aboriginal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aboriginal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABORIGINAL»

The term «aboriginal» is very widely used and occupies the 19.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABORIGINAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aboriginal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aboriginal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aboriginal

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6 QUOTES WITH «ABORIGINAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aboriginal.
1
Quentin Bryce
The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya - the Papunya Artists - performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for anyone else. They honoured me with a ceremonial stick that signifies the story of the land.
2
Brian Cox
Even the Australians don't know how beautiful their own country is. Particularly where we were shooting 'The Straits.' Most of my stuff was done on an aboriginal settlement on the south shore, opposite Cairns, which I believe was the site where the last person was eaten in Australia.
3
Ellsworth Huntington
The coast of British Columbia was one of the three chief centers of aboriginal America.
4
Phillip Noyce
The children, each of those kids is in touch with nature and traditional aboriginal culture so a very important part of getting performances from them was just letting them be and trying to capture the unique spirituality that was in each of them.
5
Bronson Pelletier
I'm getting offered roles that aren't designed for aboriginal people; they're designed for anybody. It's pretty surreal and mind-blowing.
6
Xavier Rudd
Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival of those people, for aboriginal people and aboriginal culture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABORIGINAL»

Discover the use of aboriginal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aboriginal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dreamkeepers: A Spirit-Journey Into Aboriginal Australia
Popular account of authors encounters with Aboriginal people and culture in the Kimberley and Great Sandy Desert; definition of Dreamtime, contemporary political background; based on conversations with Daisy Utemorrah, Ted Carlton, Jim Ward ...
‎1995
2
Aboriginal art
The text is illustratedith outstanding examples, many published here for the first time. Today,boriginal art is seen as an expression of Aboriginal history, culture anddentity. This text explains why its international audience is growing.
Howard Morphy, 1998
3
Aboriginal Men of High Degree: Initiation and Sorcery in the ...
One of Australia's most eminent anthropologists details the secret and sacred practices of Australian Aboriginal shamans, documenting a rapidly vanishing indigenous culture.
A. P. Elkin, 1993
4
Dingo Makes Us Human: Life and Land in an Australian ...
This ethnography explores the culture of the Yarralin people in the Northern Territory.
Deborah Bird Rose, 2000
5
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900
A comprehensive survey of relations between Aboriginal peoples and colonizers of Western Canada, with a strong emphasis on the multiplicity of current perspectives on the issues.
Sarah Carter, 1999
6
Aboriginal Australians: A History Since 1788
A powerful history of black and white encounters in Australia since colonization, this fully updated edition remains the only concise survey of Aboriginal history since 1788 In the creation of any new society, there are winners and losers.
Richard Broome, 2010
7
Ending Denial: Understanding Aboriginal Issues
Warry examines conservative arguments and mainstream views that promote assimilation and integration as the solution to Aboriginal marginalization.
Wayne Warry, 2008
8
Bad Aboriginal Art and Other Essays: Tradition, Media, and ...
Collection of papers by Eric Michaels written during period of work with Warlpiri on development of Aboriginal television; all papers annotated separately; foreword by Dick Hebdige discusses Michaels's style of analytical assessment; Marcia ...
Eric Michaels, 1994
9
Aboriginal Education: Fulfilling the Promise
media take on a broader importance, a reality recognized in the 1990 Native Broadcasting Policy, which defines a Native undertaking not only in relation to the preservation of Aboriginal languages and cultures as proposed by commercial ...
Marlene Brant Castellano, Lynne Davis, Louise Lahache, 2007
10
Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation: Australia, ...
This book provides the first systematic and comparative treatment of the social policy of assimilation that was followed in these three countries.
Andrew Armitage, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABORIGINAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aboriginal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aboriginal girl who was told 'black is ugly' finally meets Frozen hero
A three-year-old Aboriginal girl who was told by a racist shopper that she shouldn't dress up as Frozen star Elsa because “black is ugly” has ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Indigenous constitutional recognition: PM listening to Aboriginal
An historic meeting today of Aboriginal leaders with the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader will nut out a plan for a rolling series of ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
How mandatory treatment for public drunkenness is failing …
The Northern Territory's Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Act is disproportionately applied to Aboriginal people. Terry Trewin/AAP ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
4
Finding a voice for change: a Sunshine Coast Aboriginal elder's …
Now a prominent advocate of Aboriginal rights on the Sunshine Coast, elder 'Auntie' Betty McMohan barely admitted she was aboriginal for ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
5
Big Idea: Restoring Aboriginal place names
Aboriginal words were often wrongly used, because they were misheard, or carelessly recorded, or took the word of Aboriginal intermediaries ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
6
Oilers' prospect Ethan Bear proud to be a role model for aboriginal
He's also a kid carrying the torch for other aboriginal hockey players, growing up on the Ochapowace First Nation in Whitewood, Sask. “There's ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
7
Aboriginal doctors in demand
Growing up in Prince Albert, Cora Mirasty was never treated by an aboriginal doctor. The same was true when the Lac La Ronge Indian Band ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
8
5 indigenous artists that will rock your summer road trip
Stay Connected with CBC Aboriginal. Mobile · Facebook · Podcasts · Twitter · Alerts · Email · Advertisment. Latest Aboriginal Headlines. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
9
Aboriginal youth Susanna Berthe missing since June 29
Montreal police are asking for the public's help in locating 18-year-old Susanna Berthe. Berthe was last seen on June 29 at around 7 p.m. and ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
10
Judge weighs man's aboriginal background in deciding sentence for …
KITCHENER — The Criminal Code of Canada orders courts to take into account an offender's aboriginal heritage in the sentencing process, ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»

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