aboriginal
adjective
Sometimes Aboriginal. relating to or typical of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a region, or their descendants: aboriginal customs.
aboriginals
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pluralof aboriginal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all.
From Economist ● Jul. 5, 2018
The prince then travelled into Australia's Daintree Rainforest where he met the Kuku Yalanji aboriginals.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2018
Parks Canada will determine ownership in conjunction with the Inuit aboriginals in the northernmost Canadian territory of Nunavut and unnamed “government organizations”, the agency said, without giving details.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2016
Enbridge’s struggles with Gateway highlight the clout that aboriginals are gaining in the construction of North American energy infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2016
The aboriginals who were with him, however, I did collapse.
From The Day of the Boomer Dukes by Ed Emshwiller
