English - Adjective
aboriginal (comparative more aboriginal, superlative most aboriginal)
- First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
- Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal [First attested in the late 18th century.]
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- (indigenous to a place): native, indigenous, autochthonous, endemic, original, first, earliest, primitive, ancient, primordial, primeval
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English - Noun
aboriginal (plural aboriginals)
- An animal or plant native to a region. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
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Spanish - Noun
aboriginal m, f (plural aboriginales)