English - Etymology

See Aboriginal.

English - Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪn.l̩/

English - Adjective

aboriginal (comparative more aboriginal, superlative most aboriginal)

1. First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
   • 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, Longman et al. (publishers), page 277:

     Green in the Church-yard, beautiful and green; / […] / And mantled o'er with aboriginal turf / And everlasting flowers.

2. Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
3. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal [First attested in the late 18th century.]

Synonyms

• (indigenous to a place): native, indigenous, autochthonous, endemic, original, first, earliest, primitive, ancient, primordial, primeval

Derived terms

• aboriginality
• aboriginally

Related terms

• aborigine

Translations

English - Noun

aboriginal (plural aboriginals)

1. An animal or plant native to a region. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
   • Charles Darwin

     It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands.

2. Alternative letter-case form of Aboriginal [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

Translations

Usage notes

• Using uncapitalized aboriginal to refer to people or anything associated with people may cause offence.
• In Canada, style manuals recommend against using the noun Aboriginal for a person or people.
• See also the usage notes under Aboriginal.

English - References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 6

Spanish - Noun

aboriginal m, f (plural aboriginales)

1. Aborigine (original inhabitant of Australia)

Synonyms

• aborigen

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