aboriginal

adjective

  1. 1

    having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

    aboriginal forests

    primal eras before the appearance of life on earth

    an Aboriginal rite

  2. 2

    of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia

    aboriginal forests

    primal eras before the appearance of life on earth

    an Aboriginal rite

  3. 3

    characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

    native Americans

    the aboriginal peoples of Australia

noun

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

    the art of the natives of the northwest coast

    the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students

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