ABORIGINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An indigenous person who was born in a particular place

Example:

the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students

Synonyms:

aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("aborigine" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aborigine"):

Levantine ((formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant)

Mauritian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritius)

Filipino (a native or inhabitant of the Philippines)

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)

Derivation:

aboriginal (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning)

Meaning:

A member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

Synonyms:

Aborigine; Australian Aborigine; native Australian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Aborigine" is a kind of...):

ethnic group; ethnos (people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture)

Aussie; Australian (a native or inhabitant of Australia)