aboriginal /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.Green in the Church-yard, beautiful and green; / […] / And mantled o'er with aboriginal turf / And everlasting flowers. — 1814 •Living in a land before colonization by foreigners.Where else but from Nantucket did those aboriginal whalemen, the Red-Men, first sally out in canoes to give chase to the Leviathan? — 1851 noun1 •An animal or plant native to a region.It may be welldoubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. — 1839 formsaboriginals · more aboriginal · most aboriginal
Aboriginal /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages.Academics who study Aboriginal languages are [...] contributing to Man’s search for knowledge, a search that interests most people even if they are not personally involved in it. — 1991 noun1 •An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. formsAboriginals