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   Ab·o·rig·i·nal

   /ˌabəˈrijənl/

   

   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.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin aborigines ‘original inhabitants’ (see aborigine) + -al.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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