The islands are considered by the west coast Aboriginals to be 'the place where timebegan'.
Synonyms: original inhabitant, native, aborigine, indigene More Synonyms of aboriginal
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Aboriginal means belonging or relating to the Australian Aborigines.
...Aboriginal art.
...a protest over Aboriginal land rights.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The aboriginal people or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest knowntimes or that were there before people or animals from other countries arrived.
Synonyms: indigenous, first, earliest, original More Synonyms of aboriginal
aboriginal in British English
(ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl)
adjective
existing in a place from the earliest known period; indigenous; autochthonous
Derived forms
aboriginally (ˌaboˈriginally)
adverb
Aboriginal in British English
(ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnəl)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the indigenous peoples of Australia
noun
2. another word for an Australian Aborigine
▶ USAGE The Australian government suggests that the most exact and inclusive way of referringto the indigenous peoples of Australia is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Other terms which are acceptable are: Aboriginal people(s), Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
aboriginal in American English
(ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənəl)
adjective
1.
existing (in a place) from the beginning or from earliest days; first; indigenous
2.
of or characteristic of aborigines
noun
3.
an aboriginal animal, plant, or person
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈnative
Derived forms
aboriginally (ˌaboˈriginally)
adverb
Word origin
< aborigine + -al
Synonyms of 'aboriginal'
original inhabitant, native, aborigine, indigene
indigenous, first, earliest, original
More Synonyms of aboriginal
In other languages
aboriginal
British English: Aboriginal NOUN
An Aboriginal is an Australian Aborigine.
He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals' tales.
American English: Aboriginal
Brazilian Portuguese: aborígene
Chinese: 澳大利亚的土著人
European Spanish: aborigen
French: aborigène
German: Ureinwohner AustraliensAustraliens
Italian: aborigeno
Japanese: アボリジニー>オーストラリア先住民
Korean: 호주 원주민의
European Portuguese: aborígene
Latin American Spanish: aborigen
(noun)
He remained fascinated by the Aboriginal's tales.
Synonyms
original inhabitant
native
He was a native of France.
aborigine
the rights of Australia's aborigines
indigene
autochthon
(adjective)
Definition
existing in a place from the earliest known period
The country's aboriginal people have been marginalized and forgotten.
Synonyms
indigenous
the country's indigenous population
first
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
the first few flakes of snow
earliest
the earliest confirmed case of swine flu
original
The Dayaks were the original inhabitants of Borneo.
primary
ancient
They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.
native
a spokeswoman for native peoples around the world
primitive
primitive birds from the dinosaur era
pristine
primordial
Twenty million years ago this was dense primordial forest.
primeval
a vast expanse of primeval swamp
autochthonous
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aborigine
Definition
an original inhabitant of a country or region, esp. Australia
the rights of Australia's aborigines
Synonyms
original inhabitant,
native,
aboriginal,
indigene,
autochthon
in the sense of ancient
Definition
dating from very long ago
They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning.