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- Dictionaryaboriginal/ˌabəˈrɪdʒɪnl/
adjective
- 1. relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia or their languages: "she's been working with Aboriginal people for the past 40 years"
- 2. inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous: "the aboriginal populations in Southeast Asia"
noun
- 1. a person belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Australia.
- 2. an aboriginal inhabitant of a place.
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ABORIGINAL definition: 1. a member of a race of people who were the first people to live in a country, before any…. Learn more.
Learn the meaning of aboriginal as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Aboriginal can refer to the first or earliest known people or things in a region, or to the indigenous peoples of Australia.
The native, indigenous people of a country are often called aboriginals. In Canada, the First Nations — Inuits and Métis — would be considered aboriginals. The adjective form of aboriginal is used to describe anything related to the people native to an area.
Aboriginal definition: relating to or typical of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a region, or their descendants. See examples of ABORIGINAL used in a sentence.
Aboriginal means belonging or relating to one of the tribes living in Australia when Europeans arrived there, or existing in a place from the earliest known period. Learn more about the synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of this word.
Learn the definitions, usage, and origin of the word aboriginal, which can be an adjective or a noun. See examples, pronunciation, and related words in the OED entry.
adjective. /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl/ usually Aboriginal. relating to the original people living in Australia before Europeans arrived. the issue of Aboriginal land rights. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
