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Aboriginal
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proper noun
  1. An aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
  2. Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.
Aborigine
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proper noun
  1. An individual aboriginal Australian.
aceramic
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adjective
  1. (archaeology) (of a culture, period or site) having no pottery (or no ceramic remains)
adat
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noun
  1. (Malay English) traditional, Traditional Malay law.
afro
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noun
  1. A hair style characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
agnate
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noun
  1. 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.
  1. any paternal male relative
adjective
  1. related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family
agriology
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noun
  1. The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
anthropoid
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adjective
  1. having characteristics of a human being, usually in terms of shape or appearance
  2. having characteristics of an ape
anthropologist
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noun
  1. One who is versed in anthropology.
anthropology
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noun
  1. the holistic scientific and social study of humanity
apotropaic
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adjective
  1. Intended to ward off evil.
apotropaism
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noun
  1. The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
assagai
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noun
  1. (alternative spelling of, assegai)
assegai
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noun
  1. 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)
    1. The tree species Curtisia dentata, because its wood is traditionally used to made assegais.
verb
  1. To spear with an assegai.
atlatl
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noun
  1. 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
autochthon
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noun (pl2=autochthones)
  1. The earliest inhabitant of an area, an aboriginal.
  2. (geology) An autochthonous rock formation.
avunculate
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noun
  1. the relationship between a man and his sister's children, generally her sons.
  1. (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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