aboriginal

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/ UK /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #29792

Meanings

1

adj
relating to the original people who lived in a place before others arrived, especially in Australia

The museum displays aboriginal art and tools.
2

adj
existing in a place from the very beginning; original

Scientists studied the aboriginal forest untouched by humans.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the original... indigenous native

2 adj · existing in a place from... indigenous native original primeval

Word family

Forms aboriginals

Derived forms aboriginalityaboriginallyaboriginalnessnonaboriginal

Related forms aborigine

Etymology

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

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# aboriginal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/
**Frequency rank:** 29792

## Meanings
1. relating to the original people who lived in a place before others arrived, especially in Australia
2. existing in a place from the very beginning; original

## Examples
- The museum displays aboriginal art and tools.
- Scientists studied the aboriginal forest untouched by humans.

## Derived Forms
- aboriginality
- aboriginally
- aboriginalness
- nonaboriginal

## Related Forms
- aborigine

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

## AI Etymology
Aboriginal is from aborigine plus -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”). The adjectival suffix attaches the word to aborigine semantically, giving it the sense of being of, relating to, or characterized by the base. In use as an adjective, aboriginal denotes relating to the original people who lived in a place before others arrived, especially in Australia and existing in a place from the very beginning; original. The same word family continues in derived forms such as aboriginality, aboriginally, aboriginalness, and nonaboriginal and related entries such as aborigine.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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