Definitions
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- adjective Alternative capitalization of
aboriginal - noun Alternative capitalization of
aboriginal - proper noun Any of the native
languages spoken by Australian aborigines.
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Examples
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He was the artist on my very first cover story, “Sing,” in Aboriginal SF Magazine – and, it turns out, that was his first cover painting ever.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Recovering Apollo 8 And Other Stories 2010
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He was the artist on my very first cover story, “Sing,” in Aboriginal SF Magazine – and, it turns out, that was his first cover painting ever.
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Bunyip means “devil” or “spirit” in Aboriginal legend.
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Partly, she thinks, the Howard government's controversial 2007 "intervention" – instituted after allegations of widespread child abuse in Aboriginal communities – has "given permission to people to treat us differently".
Australia's dark heart Will Storr 2010
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There was even a remarkably widespread belief, almost certainly generated and sustained by malevolence, that there existed somewhere in Aboriginal captivity a sole white Scottish woman hostage, the only survivor of a shipwreck off the Ninety Mile Beach, whose ghastly fate warranted increasingly brutal reprisals and attempts to “rescue” her.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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He was the artist on my very first cover story, “Sing,” in Aboriginal SF Magazine – and, it turns out, that was his first cover painting ever.
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He was the artist on my very first cover story, “Sing,” in Aboriginal SF Magazine – and, it turns out, that was his first cover painting ever.
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For example, he sought to ban porn and alcohol in Aboriginal communities in order to “combat widespread child abuse.”
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Moira was friendly with Lucy Leverett, who owned a small but influential gallery down at The Rocks that specialized in Aboriginal art.
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When I was the Minister of Indian Affairs, Charlie was encouraging and supporting investing in Aboriginal people so that they could connect with the economy.
Investing in Children is an Excellent Return on Investment 2003
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Capitalize the first word and use lowercase for people when describing persons who are Indigenous or Aboriginal (eg, Indigenous people, Indigenous peoples of Canada, Aboriginal people).
Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals For Authors 2021
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