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Meaning of the word aboriginal in English

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aboriginal

US /ˌæb.əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/

UK /ˌæb.əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/

Adjective

1.

inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.

Synonym:

indigenous native original earliest first initial ancient primeval primordial autochthonous

Noun

1.

an aboriginal inhabitant of a place.

Synonym:

native indigene aborigine local autochthon

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