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aboriginals

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate UK //ˌæbəɹˈɪdʒɪnəlz// abo·rig·i·nals

n. the original people of a country who lived there before any other group arrived. In Australia, this word specifically refers to the indigenous people.

n. the indigenous people of a country who were the first inhabitants before the arrival of a colonising population. In Australian English, it refers specifically to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.


SIMPLE

The local Aboriginals have lived in this region for thousands of years.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum features a collection of traditional tools and artwork made by the local Aboriginals.

COMPLEX

Historians often examine how the arrival of European settlers disrupted the traditional social structures and land management practices of the Aboriginals across the continent.

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