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Aboriginal

First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Levantine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Levant.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Russian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Native 74% connected

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Native 74% connected

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nativeness 74% connected

The quality or state of being native.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nativeness 74% connected

The quality or state of being native.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Indigene 92% connected

One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Native 92% connected

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Primal 92% connected

First; primary; original; chief.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Primeval 92% connected

Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Primordial 92% connected

First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as, primordial condition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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