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1. Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
   "the aboriginal peoples of Australia";
   - native, indigenous
    
2. Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
   "aboriginal forests";
   - primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial

1. An indigenous person who was born in a particular place
   "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students";
   - native, indigen, indigene, aborigine

1. A member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
   - Aborigine, native Australian, Australian Aborigine

Derived forms: aboriginals, Aboriginals

See also: early

Type of: Aussie [informal], Australian, ethnic group, ethnos, individual, mortal, Ozzie [informal], person, somebody, someone, soul

Antonym: nonnative

Encyclopedia: Aboriginal