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aboriginally

American  
[ab-er-i-juhn-uh-lee] / ˌæb ərˈɪ dʒən ə li /

adverb

  1. in or since the earliest time; originally.

  2. often Aboriginally, in a way that relates to Aboriginal or other Indigenous peoples, especially of Australia.


Example Sentences

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To believe that man was aboriginally civilised and then suffered utter degradation in so many regions, is to take a pitiably low view of human nature.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

But each organism will still retain the general type of structure of the progenitor from which it was aboriginally derived.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles

But each organism still retains the general type of structure of the progenitor from which it was aboriginally derived.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

In some cases the intercrossing of aboriginally distinct species appears to have played an important part in the origin of our breeds.

From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Darwin, Charles

Stewart makes it quite clear that aboriginally the Kacia had no permanent settlements on the coast itself.

From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend