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Aboriginal vs Abo - What's the difference?

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Abo is a related term of aboriginal.


As nouns the difference between aboriginal and abo

is that aboriginal is an animal or plant native to a region while abo is (australia|offensive|slang) an aborigine; aboriginal .

As a adjective aboriginal

is first according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive .

aboriginal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
  • * 1814 , , The Excursion , Longman et al. (publishers), [http://books.google.com/books?id=T18JAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA277&dq=aboriginal page 277]:
  • Green in the Church-yard, beautiful and green; / / And mantled o'er with aboriginal turf / And everlasting flowers.
  • Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
  • (Aboriginal)
  • Synonyms

    * (indigenous to a place) native, indigenous, autochthonous, endemic, original, first, earliest, primitive, ancient, primordial, primeval

    Derived terms

    * aboriginality * aboriginally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An animal or plant native to a region.
  • * Charles Darwin
  • It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands.
  • (Aboriginal)
  • Usage notes

    * Using uncapitalized aboriginal to refer to people or anything associated with people may cause offence. * In Canada, style manuals recommend against using the noun Aboriginal for a person or people. * See also the usage notes under Aboriginal .

    References

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    abo

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Abo

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An aborigine; aboriginal.
  • Synonyms

    * boong * gin (female Aborigine) * Jacky * lubra (female Aborigine) * Mary (female Aborigine)

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