Meanings
aborigine1
nounaborigine (countable and uncountable, plural aborigines)
plural aborigines
- countableuncountableA native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.First known use First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.
Aborigine2
nounAborigine (plural Aborigines)
plural Aborigines
- datedoffensiveAn Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian.
Aborigines not to be counted in reckoning population.
1900, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 127 side notes, Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia”, in Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Actᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, page 21Synonyms: Aboriginal, Aboriginal people, Aboriginal Australian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
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native AustralianAustralian Aborigine
nounan indigenous person who was born in a particular place
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
aborigine · noun
- Latinaborīginē
- Englishaboriginesbf.
- Englishaborigine
Back-formation from aborigines.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سَاكِن أَصْلِيّ
- سَاكِن أَصْلِيّ (sākin ʔaṣliyy)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
Bulgarian абориге́н, тузе́мец
- абориге́н (aborigén)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- тузе́мец (tuzémec)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
Catalan aborigen
- aborigenaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Chinese Mandarin 原住民, 土著
- 原住民 (yuánzhùmín)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- 土著 (tǔzhù)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- 澳洲原住民 (Àozhōu yuánzhùmín)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
- 原住民 (yuánzhùmín)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Czech domorodec
- domorodecaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Danish aboriginer, aboriginer
- aborigineraboriginal inhabitant of a country
- aboriginerAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Esperanto aborigeno
- aborigenoAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Finnish alkuasukas, aborigine
- alkuasukasaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- aborigineAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
French aborigène, autochtone
- aborigèneaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- autochtoneaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- AborigèneAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
German Aborigine, Urbewohner
- Aborigineaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- Urbewohneraboriginal inhabitant of a country
- AborigineAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Greek ιθαγενής, Αβορίγινας
- ιθαγενής (ithagenís)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- Αβορίγινας (Avoríginas)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Hungarian bennszülött
- bennszülöttaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Icelandic frumbyggi
- frumbyggiaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Indonesian aborigin
- aboriginaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Irish bundúchasach
- bundúchasachaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Italian aborigeno
- aborigenoaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Japanese アボリジニ, 原住民
- アボリジニ (aborijini)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- 原住民 (genjūmin)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- アボリジニ (aborijini)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Korean 원주민, 토착민
- 원주민 (wonjumin)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- 토착민 (tochangmin)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- 오스트레일리아 원주민 (oseuteureillia wonjumin)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
- 호주 원주민 (hoju wonjumin)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Malay orang asli
- orang asliaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Norwegian Bokmål aborigin, aboriginer
- aboriginaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- aborigineraboriginal inhabitant of a country
- aboriginAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
- aboriginerAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Polish aborygen, autochton
- aborygenaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- autochtonaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- krajowiecaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- tubylecaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Portuguese aborígene, nativo
- aborígeneaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- nativoaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- indígenaaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- aborígineAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Romanian aborigen
- aborigenAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Russian абориге́н, тузе́мец
- абориге́н (aborigén)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- тузе́мец (tuzémec)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- коренно́й жи́тель (korennój žítelʹ)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- автохто́н (avtoxtón)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
- абориге́н (aborigén)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
- абориге́нка (aborigénka)Aboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Spanish aborigen, indígena
- aborigenaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- indígenaaboriginal inhabitant of a country
Swedish aborigin, aboriginer
- aboriginAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
- aboriginerAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Turkish asıl yerli, Aborjin
- asıl yerliaboriginal inhabitant of a country
- AborjinAboriginal person from Australia, Aboriginal Australian
Ukrainian абориге́н
- абориге́н (aboryhén)aboriginal inhabitant of a country
Welsh brodor, cynfrodor
- brodoraboriginal inhabitant of a country
- cynfrodoraboriginal inhabitant of a country
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APA
aborigine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aborigine
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“aborigine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aborigine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aborigine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aborigine.
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