aboriginal
noun/ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl/
/ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl/
- usually Aboriginala member of the group of people who were the original people living in a country, especially Australia Using the noun Aboriginal to refer to a person can be offensive, so it is better to use the adjective: Aboriginal people • an Aboriginal man/woman Many people prefer to use the adjective indigenous: indigenous Australians/people or, if possible, the specific name of the person's tribe or group. see also Koori, Torres Strait IslanderWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin aborigines ‘original inhabitants’ (in classical times referring to those of Italy and Greece, from the Latin phrase ab origine ‘from the beginning’) + -al.
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