Aboriginal and Nonnative

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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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Nonnative is an antonym for aboriginal.

Nearby Words: aborigine, aboriginally

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

Usage example: nonnative customs that made the recent immigrants stand out in their new country

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Aboriginal is an antonym for nonnative.

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Nonnative and Aboriginal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aboriginal/nonnative

Aboriginal & Nonnative. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aboriginal/nonnative>.

Nonnative or Aboriginal. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aboriginal/nonnative.

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