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Meaning of aboriginal in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl/

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  1. 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
  2. Noun

    Aboriginal

    Definitions

    1. a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
  3. 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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