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alkuperäiskansa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Aboriginal adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.

Senses

alkuperäiskansa is used for these senses in English:

  • Aboriginal Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages. [First attested in the 19th century.]
  • First Nation (Canada) A community of indigenous peoples of Canada (typically not including the Inuit or Metis), especially one officially recognized by the federal government. [from late 1970s]

Aboriginal — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
  2. noun (often capitalized, Aboriginal) A member of the indigenous peoples of Australia.

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