Definition of Aboriginal

Babylon English
aboriginal
adj. of or pertaining to aborigines; original, first, native, indigenous

Aboriginal
n. member of any of the peoples who lived in Canada before the European settlers arrived; member of the dark-skinned people indigenous to Australia

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Aboriginal Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aboriginal
(n.)
An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
  
(n.)
An animal or a plant native to the region.
  
(a.)
Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.
  
(a.)
First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.
  

WordNet 2.0
Aboriginal

Noun
1. a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
(synonym) Aborigine, Abo, native Australian, Australian Aborigine
(hypernym) Australian, Aussie


aboriginal

Adjective
1. being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
(synonym) native
2. 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"
(synonym) primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
(similar) early

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hEnglish - advanced version
aboriginal

aboriginal
\ab`o*rig"i*nal\ (&?;), a. [see aborigines.]
1. first; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of america. "mantled o'er with aboriginal turf."
2. of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a hindoo of aboriginal blood.
aboriginal
\ab`o*rig"i*nal\, n. 1. an original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
2. an animal or a plant native to the region. it may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands.


for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
aboriginal
Primitive; unsophisticated.


Aboriginal Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Aborigine
Aborigine (originated from Latin ab origine, meaning "from the origin or beginning") refers in a general sense to:
  • Indigenous peoples, Displaced peoples with a prior or historical ownership of a land, and who maintain (at least in part) their distinct traditions and association with the land, and are differentiated in some way from the surrounding populations and dominant nation-state culture and governance.

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