(Australia) A descendant of the tribe or ethnic group that occupied a particular region before European settlement, especially when that occupation is recognised by Australian law.
(Australia) A descendant of the tribe or ethnic group that occupied a particular region before European settlement, especially when that occupation is recognised by Australian law.
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(AU) Aboriginal people of earlier generations, or living in a traditional manner, as regarded by their descendants as repositories of traditional knowledge.
An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.).
Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.).
(Australia) A white settler in Australia; a non-Aboriginal Australian; often used attributively.
(UK) One who has close ties to a specific overseas territory, normally by ancestry, and is therefore granted certain rights.