[ab.orig.i.nal] adj (1667) 1: being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region "~ forests" "~ rocks"
2. a: of or relating to aborigines b often cap: of or relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia syn see native -- ab.orig.i.nal.ly adv
[2]aboriginal n (1767) 1: aborigine 1
2. often cap: aborigine
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