aborigine meaning

UK /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ US /ˌæbɚˈɪdʒəni/ 5 syllables

aborigine (noun): an indigenous person who was born in a particular place.

aborigine has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

aborigine as a noun

  1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
    • the art of the natives of the northwest coast
    • the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students

    Synonyms: native, indigen, indigene, aboriginal

    Type of: person

    Kinds: Levantine, Mauritian, Filipino, Russian, Seychellois

    Related forms: aboriginal

  2. a member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

    Synonyms: native Australian, Australian Aborigine

    Type of: Australian, ethnic group

How to pronounce aborigine

aborigine is pronounced /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ in British English and /ˌæbɚˈɪdʒəni/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with aborigine

Word lists: words starting with AB · words ending in NE · 9-letter words

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