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aboriginal

/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/

noun

Meaning

  • An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines, or their language.

Synonyms

Eskimo,
First Nations,
First Peoples,
Indian,
Inuit,
Metis,
Native,
Native American,
aboriginal,
native,
Aborigine,
aboriginal,
aborigine

noun

Meaning

  • An animal or plant native to a region.

adjective

Meaning

  • First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.

  • Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.

Synonyms

ancient,
autochthonous,
earliest,
endemic,
first,
indigenous,
native,
original,
primeval,
primitive,
primordial