ABORIGINAL


Meaning of ABORIGINAL in English

— aboriginality , n. — aboriginally , adv.

/ab'euh rij"euh nl/ , adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or typical of aborigines: aboriginal customs.

2. original or earliest known; native; indigenous: the aboriginal people of Tahiti.

n.

3. aborigine (def. 1).

4. ( cap. ) aborigine (def. 2).

[ 1660-70; ABORIGINE + -AL 1 ]

Syn. 2. endemic, autochthonous, primordial.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .