Aboriginal Definition

ăbə-rĭjə-nəl
aboriginals
adjective
Having existed in a region from the beginning.
Aboriginal forests.
American Heritage
Existing (in a place) from the beginning or from earliest days; first; indigenous.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to aborigines.
American Heritage
Of or characteristic of aborigines.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia.
American Heritage
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noun
An aborigine.
American Heritage
An aboriginal animal, plant, or person.
Webster's New World

Aborigine.

Webster's New World
An animal or plant native to a region. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
Wiktionary
Alternative capitalization of Aboriginal. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
pronoun

Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.

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Other Word Forms of Aboriginal

Noun

Singular:
aboriginal
Plural:
aboriginals

Origin of Aboriginal

  • From aborigine +‎ -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”).

    From Wiktionary

  • See Aboriginal.

    From Wiktionary

Aboriginal Sentence Examples

  • Travelling on the water was an important activity in aboriginal times.

  • These people belong to the race which would seem to be the true aboriginal stock of southern Asia.

  • The aboriginal inhabitants of New York had an important influence on its colonial history.

  • The term "slavery" is often applied to the aboriginal American tribes.

  • The Spaniards found here the remains of a high aboriginal civilization which had already entered upon decline.

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Words Starting With

AABABO

Words Ending With

LALNAL

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