Meaning of ABORIGINAL
Pronunciation: | | `abu'rijunl
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- [n] a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
- [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"
- [adj] being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
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| Synonyms: | | Abo, Aborigine, Australian Aborigine, early, native, native Australian, primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial |
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| Antonyms: | | nonnative | |
| See Also: | | Aussie, Australian | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.'' --Wordsworth.
2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal
blood.
\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. --Darwin.
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