Aboriginal and Foreign

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Aboriginal adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

Usage example: the aboriginal peoples of northern Alaska are known as Inupiats, which in their language literally means “real people”

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Foreign is an antonym for aboriginal in belonging to one topic.

Nearby Words: aborigine, aboriginally

Foreign adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.

Usage example: more Americans should take an interest in foreign languages

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Aboriginal is an antonym for foreign.

Nearby Word: foreigner

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Foreign and Aboriginal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aboriginal/foreign

Aboriginal & Foreign. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aboriginal/foreign>.

Foreign or Aboriginal. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aboriginal/foreign.

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