aboriginality

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US/æb.əˌɹɪd͡ʒ.əˈnæl.ə.ti/US/æb.əˌɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪˈnæl.ə.ti/

noun

The quality of being aboriginal.

RareFirst used First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 19

Meanings

aboriginality1

nounaboriginality (countable and uncountable, plural aboriginalities)

plural aboriginalities

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being aboriginal.First known use First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.
  2. countableuncountableThe distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
  3. countableuncountableThe spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.

Aboriginality2

nounAboriginality (uncountable)

alternative aboriginality

  1. 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
  2. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of aboriginality.

Origin

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APA

aboriginality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboriginality

MLA

“aboriginality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboriginality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aboriginality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aboriginality.

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