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коренной — meaning in English

korennoy

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English meaning

  • Aboriginal adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
  • autochthonous adj Belonging naturally to the place where it is found.
  • indigenous adj Originating naturally in a particular place; native, especially before colonization or outside influence.
  • native noun Someone who was born in a particular place.
  • radical adjective Favoring extreme, fundamental change, especially in politics or society.

Senses

коренной is used for these senses in English:

  • aboriginal First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  • autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  • bitter end (nautical) That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
  • native Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
  • radical Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
  • root and branch Total, thorough, sweeping, complete, radical, drastic.

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.

autochthonous — full definition

  1. adj Belonging naturally to the place where it is found.
  2. adj Having come into being in the very place where it is now found.
  3. adj Describes a fossil that stayed exactly where the creature died, without being moved or broken apart afterwards.
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