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1. (adj.) aboriginal
of or pertaining to aborigines.
2. aboriginal
original or earliest known; native; indigenous.
3. aboriginal
(usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the Aborigines of Australia.
Etymology: (1660–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native Australian, Australian Aborigine
a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
2. (adj) native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
"the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
3. (adj) Aboriginal
of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia
"an Aboriginal rite"
4. (adj) native, aboriginal
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
"native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
5. (adj) aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
"aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) aboriginal
first; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America
2. (adj) aboriginal
of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood
3. (noun) aboriginal
an original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines
4. (noun) aboriginal
an animal or a plant native to the region
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