aboriginal

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ab·o·rig·i·nal / ˌabəˈrijənl/ • adj. (of human races, animals, and plants) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous. ∎  (Aboriginal) of or relating to the Australian Aboriginals or their languages.• n. an aboriginal inhabitant of a place. ∎  (Aboriginal) a person belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Australia.