aboriginal adj

1 being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" [syn: native] [ant: nonnative]

2 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" [syn: primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial] n : a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: Aborigine, Abo, native Australian, Australian Aborigine]

English

Adjective

1. alternative capitalization of Aboriginal

Noun

1. alternative capitalization of Aboriginal

Aborigine or Aboriginal may refer to:

• Indigenous peoples in general

Or, more specifically:

• Australian Aborigines
• Tasmanian Aborigines of Tasmania, Australia
• Victorian Aborigines of Victoria, Australia
• Taiwanese aborigines of Taiwan
• Aboriginal peoples in Canada, comprising First Nations, Inuit, and Metis

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