Meanings
aboriginality1
plural aboriginalities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being aboriginal.First known use First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.
- countableuncountableThe distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
- countableuncountableThe spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
Aboriginality2
alternative aboriginality
- uncountableThe state of being Australian Aboriginal.
Finally, the colonisers were attempting genocide, they wanted us all dead. If I identified with my wadjela ancestry at the expense of my Aboriginality, the colonisers win.
2021 November 7, Claire [G.] Coleman, “Not quite blak enough: ‘The people who think I am too white to be Aboriginal are all white’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2021 - uncountableAlternative letter-case form of aboriginality.
Origin
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aboriginality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboriginality
“aboriginality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboriginality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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