aboriginal

 
Pronunciation: /abəˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)l/

adjective

  • inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.
  • (Aboriginal) relating to the Australian Aborigines or their languages.

noun

  • 1an aboriginal inhabitant of a place.
  • (Aboriginal) a person belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Australia.
  • 2 (Aboriginal) [mass noun] any of the numerous Australian Aboriginal languages.

Derivatives

Aboriginality

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin aborigines 'original inhabitants' (see aborigine) + -al

See aborigine (usage).