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 aboriginal aboriginal /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənəl/

adjective

  1. Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state  ( aboriginal , primaeval , primal , primeval , primordial )
    having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
     Aboriginal forests
    aboriginal forests
     Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
    primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
     The forest primeval
    the forest primeval
     Primordial matter
    primordial matter
     Primordial forms of life
    primordial forms of life
  2. Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning  ( aboriginal , native )
    characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
     Native Americans
    native Americans
     The aboriginal peoples of Australia
    the aboriginal peoples of Australia

noun

  1. An indigenous person who was born in a particular place  ( aboriginal , indigen , indigene , aborigine , native )
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
     The art of the natives of the northwest coast
    the art of the natives of the northwest coast
     The Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
    the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students