aboriginal

(ăb'ə-rĭj'ə-nəl)
adj.

1. Having existed in a region from the beginning: aboriginal forests. See synonyms at native.
2. 1. Of or relating to aborigines.
   2. often Aboriginal Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia.

n.
also Aboriginal An aborigine.

aboriginally ab'o·rig'i·nal·ly adv.

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adjective

Existing, born, or produced in a land or region: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous, native. See native/foreign.

adj

Definition: belonging to one due to birthplace, existing in a place since birth
Antonyms: foreign

IN BRIEF: Being the first of its kind in a region.

The early settlers learned a lot from the aboriginal cultures.

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• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild

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See words rhyming with "aboriginal."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - aboriginalsk
n. - aboriginer, australneger

Nederlands (Dutch)
inheems, Aboriginal (oorspronkelijke bewoner van Australië), taal van Aboriginals, autochtone plant/dier

Français (French)
adj. - aborigène, autochtone, aborigène (d'Australie)
n. - aborigène, aborigène d'Australie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eingeboren, einheimisch, Ur-
n. - Eingeborener, australischer Ureinwohner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυτόχθων, ιθαγενής (ιδ. της Αυστραλίας)
adj. - ιθαγενής, αυτόχθων, αρχέγονος, πρωτόγονος

Italiano (Italian)
aborigeno, indigeno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aborígine (m)
adj. - nativo, aborígine

Русский (Russian)
туземец, коренной, исконный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indígena, aborigen, originario, primitivo
n. - indígena, aborigen, primitivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - urinvånare
adj. - ursprunglig, urfolklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最早就有的, 原始的, 土著的, 土著居民的, 土著居民, 土生动物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最早就有的, 原始的, 土著的, 土著居民的
n. - 土著居民, 土生動物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원시의, 토착민의
n. - 원주민

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 原生の, 土着の, 原住民の
n. - 原住民, オーストラリア原住民

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بدائي (صفه) له علاقه بالسكان الأصليين القدماء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קדמון, יליד, של הילידים הקדומים של אוסטרליה ולשונם‬
n. - ‮תושב הנמצא באיזור מימי קדם או לפני הופעת המתנחלים הזרים, תושב קדום של אוסטרליה, כל אחת מהשפות של הילידים האוסטרלים‬

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