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abəˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)l/
adj.
inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.
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(Aboriginal)
relating to or denoting the Australian Aboriginals.
n.
- an aboriginal inhabitant.
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(Aboriginal)
a person belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Australia.
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(Aboriginal)
any of the Australian Aboriginal languages.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from L. aborigines (see aborigine) + -al.
