of or pertaining to aborigines; original, first, native, indigenous
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
(n.)
An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
(n.)
An animal or a plant native to the region.
An animal or a plant native to the region.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.
Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.
(a.)
First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutFirst; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.
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.
Primitive; unsophisticated.
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
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
Aboriginal Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:
- Indigenous peoples
- Aborigines (mythology) in Roman mythology
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