Among the wind instruments, the aboriginal didgeridoo made of eucalyptus was his favorite.
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Aboriginal
//ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩//
Synonyms for "aboriginal" (130 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
Adjective(7 words)
Proper Noun(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (65)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(5 words)
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2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
11 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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2 entriesTranslations
134 translations across 36 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- коренен adj (original; indigenous)
- местен adj (original; indigenous)
- туземен adj (original; indigenous)
- абориге́н noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Catalan
1 entries- aborigen adj (original; indigenous)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏅᏁᎯᏯ noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 土著 adj (original; indigenous)
Czech
1 entries- domorodec noun (original inhabitant of any land)
Danish
2 entries- aborigin adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- aboriginer noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Dutch
4 entries- autochtoon adj (living in a land before colonization)
- inheems adj (original; indigenous)
- inheemse adj (original; indigenous)
- Aboriginal noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- абориген adj (original; indigenous)
Esperanto
1 entries- aborigeno noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Finnish
4 entries- aboriginaali adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- aboriginaalien adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- alkuperäinen adj (original; indigenous)
- alkuperäinen adj (living in a land before colonization)
French
4 entries- aborigène adj (original; indigenous)
- aborigène adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- indigène adj (original; indigenous)
- indigène adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
Galician
2 entries- aborixe adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- indíxena adj (original; indigenous)
Georgian
4 entries- აბორიგენული adj (original; indigenous)
- აბორიგენული adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- ადგილობრივი adj (original; indigenous)
- ავტოქთონური adj (original; indigenous)
German
4 entries- eingeboren adj (original; indigenous)
- einheimisch adj (original; indigenous)
- einheimische adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- indigene adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
Greek
4 entries- ιθαγενής adj (original; indigenous)
- ιθαγενής adj (living in a land before colonization)
- Αβορίγινας noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
- αυτόχθων noun (original inhabitant of any land)
Hindi
1 entries- आदिवासी noun (animal or plant native to a region)
Hungarian
2 entries- bennszülött noun (original inhabitant of any land)
- őslakó noun (original inhabitant of any land)
Indonesian
1 entries- pribumi adj (original; indigenous)
Irish
1 entries- bundúchasach adj (original; indigenous)
Italian
3 entries- aborigeno adj (original; indigenous)
- aborigeno adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- aborigeno noun (original inhabitant of any land)
Japanese
1 entries- 土着の adj (original; indigenous)
Kalmyk
1 entries- уул adj (original; indigenous)
Korean
1 entries- 원주민 noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Malayalam
1 entries- ആദിവാസി adj (original; indigenous)
Manx
2 entries- bun-chummallagh adj (original; indigenous)
- bun-dooghyssagh adj (original; indigenous)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- aboriginsk adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- aborigin noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
- aborigin noun (original inhabitant of any land)
- aboriginer noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Nukunu
1 entries- thuṛa noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Polish
4 entries- aborygeński adj (original; indigenous)
- aborygeński adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- Aborygen noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
- Aborygenka noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
Portuguese
4 entries- aborígene adj (original; indigenous)
- aborígene adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- aborígine adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- aborígene noun (animal or plant native to a region)
Russian
4 entries- абориге́нный adj (original; indigenous)
- автохто́нный adj (original; indigenous)
- коренно́й adj (original; indigenous)
- ме́стный adj (original; indigenous)
Sanskrit
1 entries- देशज adj (original; indigenous)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- aboridžinski adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- autohtono adj (original; indigenous)
- starosjedilački adj (living in a land before colonization)
- абориџински adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
Spanish
4 entries- aborigen adj (original; indigenous)
- indígena adj (original; indigenous)
- aborigen noun (original inhabitant of Australia)
- aborigen noun (original inhabitant of any land)
Swedish
1 entries- urinvånare noun (original inhabitant of any land)
Ukrainian
4 entries- абориге́нський adj (original; indigenous)
- абориге́нський adj (of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginals)
- автохто́нний adj (original; indigenous)
- тубі́льний adj (original; indigenous)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thổ dân adj (original; indigenous)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
An aboriginal footballer was racially vilified by a member of the opposing team.
Source: tatoeba (3384450)
Although Mary is a scholar of aboriginal linguistics, even she was surprised to learn that "caucus" derives from an Algonquian word meaning "tribal elders."
Source: tatoeba (5267296)
Layla reached an Aboriginal settlement in safety.
Source: tatoeba (6111520)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.