Meaning of aboriginal in English

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Classifying Adjective
aboriginal
Definitions
1. having existed from the beginning
Examples
- « 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 »
Synonyms
- early
Noun
Aboriginal
Definitions
1. a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Qualitative Adjective
aboriginal
Etymology
mid 17th century: from Latin aborigines‘original inhabitants’ (see aborigine) + -al
Definitions
1. being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning
Examples
- « native Americans »
- « the aboriginal peoples of Australia »
Antonyms
- nonnative

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