aboriginal
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Definitions
Adjective
of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite"
Adjective
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Noun
a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Noun
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"
Synonyms
Abo
aborigine
Australian Aborigine
indigen
indigene
native
native Australian
primaeval
primal
primeval
primordial