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Abo
1or ab·o
[ Ab-oh ]
noun
, plural Ab·os.
- a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aboriginal person.
adjective
ABO
2abbreviation for
, Physiology.
Åbo
3[ aw-boo ]
noun
- Swedish name of Turku.
Abo
1/ ˈæbəʊ /
Åbo
2/ ˈoːbuː /
noun
- the Swedish name for Turku
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Usage
This once quite common word is now completely unacceptable
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Sensitive Note
Since Abo is simply a shortened form of Aborigine or Aboriginal, one could easily think that it is as neutral and inoffensive a term as Aussie is for an Australian. However, Abo is as highly offensive to Australian Aboriginal people as nigger is to African Americans in the United States.
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Example Sentences
One of the best specimens of such an entertainment we chanced to see was at the old-world city of Åbo.
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It ran—Annuka, the maid of Åbo, sat at the end of the bridge waiting for a man after her own mind, a man with tender words.
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We stopped at Åbo, the ancient capital of Finland, justly proud of its stone cathedral.
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It was really amazing, in the market-place at Åbo, to see the large baskets filled with these little crayfish.
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Thus too Åbo, the ancient capital of Finland, was called Turku, which in the Swedish language means a market-place.
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