Synonyms:
aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
Meaning: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
Synonyms:
native, aboriginal
Meaning: characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
Synonyms:
Aboriginal
Meaning: of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal
Meaning: an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
Synonyms:
Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native_Australian, Australian_Aborigine
Meaning: a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
Usage examples
The aboriginal of America might not perceive it.
"I declare, Hubbard, you're tanned like an aboriginal, and you look like one, too," laughed Maloney.
The hearing of the Australian aboriginal is acute, and his talent for mimicry astonishing; he can imitate the notes of every bird and the call of every animal with perfect accuracy.