I. ab ‧ o ‧ rig ‧ i ‧ nal 1 /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒən ə l◂, ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪn ə l◂/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . ( also Aboriginal ) relating to the Australian aborigines
2 . formal relating to the people or animals that have existed in a place or country from the earliest times SYN indigenous
II. aboriginal 2 BrE AmE , Aboriginal noun [countable]
an aborigine