Definitions for aboriginalˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•o•rig•i•nalˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl(adj.)
of or pertaining to aborigines.
Category: Anthropology
original or earliest known; native; indigenous.
(usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the Aborigines of Australia.
Category: Peoples
Category: Anthropology
Ref: aborigine . 2
Origin of aboriginal:
1660–70
ab`o•rig′i•nal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native Australian, Australian Aborigine(noun)
a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal(adj)
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"
Aboriginal(adj)
of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia
"an Aboriginal rite"
native, aboriginal(adj)
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
"native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
aboriginal(Adjective)
First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous.
Aboriginal(Noun)
An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine.
Aboriginal(Noun)
An Aboriginal inhabitant, person, animal, or plant native to the region. Also aboriginal.
It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. - Darwin.
Aboriginal(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Aboriginal peoples.
Aboriginal(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines.
Aboriginal(ProperNoun)
Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.
Origin: See Aboriginal.
Webster Dictionary
Aboriginal(adj)
first; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America
Aboriginal(adj)
of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood
Aboriginal(noun)
an original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines
Aboriginal(noun)
an animal or a plant native to the region
Translations for aboriginal
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
aboriginal(adjective)
an original inhabitant of a country, especially of Australia.
- inboorlingagtigAfrikaans

- مُتَعَلِّق بِالسُّكَّان الأصْلِيِينArabic

- първичен, местенBulgarian

- aborígenePortuguese (BR)

- domorodýCzech

- ursprünglichGerman

- aborigin; ur-australskDanish

- ιθαγενής, αυτόχθωνGreek

- aborigenSpanish

- algupäraneEstonian

- وابسته به بومیان؛ بومیFarsi

- aboriginaaliFinnish

- autochtoneFrench

- קַדמוֹןHebrew

- आदिमHindi

- domorodačkiCroatian

- primitív, ősiHungarian

- primitifIndonesian

- upprunalegurIcelandic

- aborigeno, indigenoItalian

- 原生のJapanese

- 토착의Korean

- vietinisLithuanian

- aborigēnu; iezemiešuLatvian

- asliMalay

- oorspronkelijkDutch

- opprinnelig, innfødtNorwegian

- tubylczyPolish

- وابسته به بومیان؛ بومیPersian

- اصلى اوسيدونكو ته اړPashto

- aboríginePortuguese

- autohton, indigenRomanian

- туземныйRussian

- domorodýSlovak

- prvotenSlovenian

- aboridžinskiSerbian

- ursprungligSwedish

- ที่อยู่มาดั้งเดิมThai

- yerliTurkish

- 原住民的Chinese (Trad.)

- коріннийUkrainian

- اول ، پہلا ، قدیم ، اصلیUrdu

- hoang sơVietnamese

- 土著的Chinese (Simp.)

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