aboriginal

BrE /əˈbɒrɪdʒɪnəl/ AmE /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl/

adjective / noun en → es

1 PEOPLE [attributive or predicative] B2

relating to the original people of a place, especially before colonizers arrived

aborigen, nativo

  • an Aboriginal person

Collocations Aboriginal art · Aboriginal rights

  • The land is sacred to the aboriginal people.

    La tierra es sagrada para los pueblos aborígenes.

2 CULTURE [attributive or predicative] B2

relating to or characteristic of the original culture, language, and traditions of a place's first people

aborigen, nativo

  • an Aboriginal custom

Collocations Aboriginal culture · Aboriginal language

  • The festival celebrates aboriginal traditions.

    El festival celebra las tradiciones aborígenes.

3 HISTORICAL [attributive or predicative] C1

relating to the time before colonizers arrived in a place, especially in Australia and North America

precolombino, precolonial

  • an Aboriginal period

Collocations Aboriginal history · Aboriginal era

  • The site is of great archaeological importance, dating back to the Aboriginal period.

    El sitio es de gran importancia arqueológica, datado en el período aborigen.