aborigène

See also: aborigene, aborígene, and Aborigène

French

Etymology

From Latin aborīginēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bɔ.ʁi.ʒɛn/

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Adjective

aborigène (plural aborigènes)

1. (relational) of Indigenous Australians
2. (dated) aboriginal, indigenous

Usage notes

• As an adjective, it is now restricted mostly to Indigenous Australians, it has been replaced by indigène and autochtone in its general senses.

Noun

aborigène m or f by sense (plural aborigènes)

1. (very dated) a generally primitive native from the land

Further reading

• “aborigène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• engoberai