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aboriginal

/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.n̩.l̩/
noun

  1. An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia, Aborigine.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines, or their language.

SynonymsEskimo, First Nations, First Peoples, Indian, Inuit, Metis
noun

  1. An animal or plant native to a region.

adjective

  1. First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.

  2. Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.

Synonymsancient, autochthonous, earliest, endemic, first, indigenous

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