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单词 aboriginality
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aboriginalityn.

Brit. /ˌabəˌrɪdʒᵻˈnalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌæbəˌrɪdʒəˈnælədi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aboriginal adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < aboriginal adj. + -ity suffix, perhaps after originality n.
1. The quality or condition of being indigenous; existence in or occupation of a land from the earliest stage of its history.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > original inhabitant > condition of
aboriginality1800
autochthony1836
1800 J. Evans Tour through North Wales iii. 57 If those who have doubted of its [sc. Taxus Baccata's] aboriginality, would visit the mountains of Wales or Scotland..they must be convinced of the contrary.
1851 Archæol. Cambr. (N.S.) ii. 254 M. Worsaae denies the aboriginality of the Celts.
1860 Westm. Rev. (N.S.) No. 36. 432 The presumption..is in favour of immigration rather than aboriginality.
1938 Amer. Anthropologist 40 224 Conservative opinion would consider the contended aboriginality of New World distilled liquors as yet undemonstrated.
1962 Ethnohistory 9 418 There has been no proof yet advanced for the aboriginality of the Midewiwin.
2005 A. J. M. Henare Museums, Anthropol. & Imperial Exchange vii. 203 He assiduously debunks all the romantic ‘myths’ of Highlandism—the aboriginality of the Gaelic-speaking people, the ‘distorting fabrications’ of Macpherson, [etc.].
2. The distinctive identity or culture of indigenous peoples, esp. (frequently with initial capital) Australian Aboriginal people.
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1856 Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 29 Nov. 2/4 Hiawatha is considerably Longer-fellowed in the following specimen of Australian aboriginality.
1886 Washington Post 28 Nov. 7/4 (headline) Nym Crinkle tells about aboriginality.
1978 Nungalinya Occas. Bull. (Darwin) iii. 13 The current expressions of Aboriginality..are respected and assumed normal.
1990 West Austral. (Perth) 1 Mar. 3 Those elements were the ability of the children to be themselves, to be proud of their Aboriginality, and to achieve their personal best, she said.
2008 Australian (Nexis) 2 Apr. 14 Boarding school education must be provided in the context of celebrating Aboriginality..and promoting Aboriginal culture and ways of being.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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