aboriginally
Americanadverb
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in or since the earliest time; originally.
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often Aboriginally, in a way that relates to Aboriginal or other Indigenous peoples, especially of Australia.
Example Sentences
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As to religion, he says, “There is no evidence that man- 116 - was aboriginally endowed with the ennobling belief in the existence of an omnipotent God.”
From Life of Charles Darwin by Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas)
Stewart makes it quite clear that aboriginally the Kacia had no permanent settlements on the coast itself.
From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
On the whole, the writer feels that the evidence is insufficient to warrant placing the Luechas in the coast ranges as a group aboriginally native to that area.
From The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
That many breeds produced by man have to a large extent the character of natural species, is shown by the inextricable doubts whether many of them are varieties or aboriginally distinct species.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Darwin, Charles
It appears clear that aboriginally there were two semipermanent sites and a number of temporary settlements.
From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
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