aboriginal

Definition of aboriginal

adjective:

• of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite". Synonyms: Aboriginal.
• characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans", "the aboriginal peoples of Australia". Synonyms: native. Antonyms: nonnative.
• having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests", "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth", "the forest primeval", "primordial matter", "primordial forms of life". Synonyms: primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial.

noun:

• a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived. Synonyms: Abo, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Australian Aborigine, native Australian.
• an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast", "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students". Synonyms: aborigine, indigen, indigene, native.

Rhymes with aboriginal

original.

Start with aboriginal

aboriginally, aboriginals.