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- DictionaryAb·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.
Aboriginal. relating to or being a member of any of the peoples who are the earliest known inhabitants of Australia, or one of their descendants: an Aboriginal tribe of Tasmania. originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native; indigenous: aboriginal mammals of the Arctic. Synonyms: autochthonous, endemic. noun.
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.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ABORIGINAL. [count] : aborigine. ABORIGINAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to the people and things that have been in a region from the earliest time; 2 : of or relating to the native people of Australia of or relating to Australian aborigines.
4 days ago · 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Aboriginal means belonging or relating to one of the tribes living in Australia when Europeans arrived there. ...Aboriginal art. ...a protest over Aboriginal land rights. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Word Origin. See aboriginal in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: aboriginal. Definition of aboriginal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Aboriginal. relating to or being a member of any of the peoples who are the earliest known inhabitants of Australia, or one of their descendants: an Aboriginal tribe of Tasmania. originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native; indigenous: aboriginal mammals of the Arctic. See more. noun. Sometimes Aboriginal .
What does the word aboriginal mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word aboriginal. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word aboriginal? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word aboriginal pronounced?
