Synonyms for aborigine

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ab-uh-rij-uh-nee

Phonetic Transcription : ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə ni

Définition of aborigine

Origin : 1858, mistaken singular of aborigines (1540s; the correct singular is aboriginal), from Latin Aborigines "the first ancestors of the Romans; the first inhabitants" (especially of Latium), possibly a tribal name, or from ab origine, literally "from the beginning." Extended 1789 to natives of other countries which Europeans have colonized. Australian slang shortening Abo attested from 1922.

noun first inhabitant

Example sentences :

Just after the capture, an aborigine told his tribe that his death was at hand.
Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West

His dark, tawny skin, his blanket and features indicated that he was an aborigine.
Extract from : « The Witch of Salem » by John R. Musick

Now the little Bhil is an aborigine, which is humiliating to think of.
Extract from : « From Sea to Sea » by Rudyard Kipling

This put him in the position, he told himself, of an Australian aborigine.
Extract from : « Occasion for Disaster » by Gordon Randall Garrett

However, he thought grimly, there was this Australian aborigine.
Extract from : « Occasion for Disaster » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Sal was not so black as the aborigine, and had been brought up on a mission station.
Extract from : « Settling Day » by Nat Gould

She is an aborigine, sprung from the soil, yet close to the soil, and impossible to lift from the soil.
Extract from : « The God of His Fathers » by Jack London

He had scratched an aborigine, and to his surprise was finding indications of a man.
Extract from : « Where the Trail Divides » by Will Lillibridge

It was the way he said the words, like a white trader offering his aborigine captors glass beads to set him free.
Extract from : « Felony » by James Causey

Their homes will, as a rule, for sheer uncleanliness, bear comparison with the dwelling of an Australian aborigine.
Extract from : « 'I Believe' and other essays » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

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