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proper noun
- An aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
- Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.
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| Aborigine |
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proper noun
- An individual aboriginal Australian.
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| aceramic |
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adjective - (archaeology) (of a culture, period or site) having no pottery (or no ceramic remains)
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| adat |
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noun
- (Malay English) traditional, Traditional Malay law.
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| afro |
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noun
- A hair style characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
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| agnate |
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noun
- a relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family
::A great grandfather is an if he is your father"s father"s father.
- any paternal male relative
adjective
- related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family
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| agriology |
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noun
- The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
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| anthropoid |
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adjective
- having characteristics of a human being, usually in terms of shape or appearance
- having characteristics of an ape
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| anthropologist |
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noun
- One who is versed in anthropology.
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| anthropology |
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noun
- the holistic scientific and social study of humanity
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| apotropaic |
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adjective
- Intended to ward off evil.
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| apotropaism |
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noun
- The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
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| assagai |
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, assegai)
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| assegai |
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noun
- A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
- 1922: A birdchief, bluestreaked and feathered in war panoply with his , striding through a crackling canebrake over beechmast and acorns. (Joyce, Ulysses)
(wikipedia, Curtisia)
- The tree species Curtisia dentata, because its wood is traditionally used to made assegais.
verb
- To spear with an assegai.
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| atlatl |
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noun
- A spear thrower; a wooden stick fitted with a thong or socket to steady the butt of a spear or dart and extend the arc of travel so it may reach farther
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| autochthon |
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noun (pl2=autochthones)
- The earliest inhabitant of an area, an aboriginal.
- (geology) An autochthonous rock formation.
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| avunculate |
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noun
- the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
- (In certain tribal peoples, for example, the Korowai) refers to a special relationship between a man and a maternal uncle, and the mutual responsibilities between them.
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