n. 25B6; adjective
the original inhabitants : INDIGENOUS, native, aboriginal, autochthonous; first, earliest, early.
original Rembrandts : AUTHENTIC, genuine, actual, true, bona fide; informal pukka, kosher.
the film is highly original : INNOVATIVE, creative, imaginative, innovatory, inventive; new, novel, fresh, refreshing; unusual, unconventional, unorthodox, ground-breaking, pioneering, avant-garde, unique, distinctive.
25B6; noun
a copy of the original : ARCHETYPE, prototype, source, master.
he really is an original : INDIVIDUALIST, individual, eccentric, nonconformist, free spirit, maverick; informal character, oddball; Brit. informal one-off, odd bod; N. Amer. informal screwball, kook.