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Detailed Synonyms for aboriginal in English

aboriginal:

aboriginal [the ~] noun

  1. the aboriginal
    the indigenous; the native; the aboriginal
  2. the aboriginal
    the aborigine; the aboriginal
  3. the aboriginal
    – an indigenous person who was born in a particular place 1
    the native; the aboriginal; the aborigine; the indigene; the indigen
    – an indigenous person who was born in a particular place 1
    • native [the ~] noun
      • the art of the natives of the northwest coast1
    • aboriginal [the ~] noun
      • the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students1
    • aborigine [the ~] noun
    • indigene [the ~] noun
    • indigen [the ~] noun

aboriginal adj

  1. aboriginal
  2. aboriginal
    – having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state 1
    primal; aboriginal; primaeval; primordial; primeval
    – having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state 1
    • primal adj
      • primal eras before the appearance of life on earth1
    • aboriginal adj
      • aboriginal forests1
    • primaeval adj, British
    • primordial adj
      • primordial matter1
      • primordial forms of life1
    • primeval adj, American
      • the forest primeval1
  3. aboriginal
    – characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning 1
    native; aboriginal
    – characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning 1
    • native adj
      • native Americans1
    • aboriginal adj
      • the aboriginal peoples of Australia1

Related Words for "aboriginal":

  • aboriginals

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Related Definitions for "aboriginal":

  1. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state1
    • aboriginal forests1
  2. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning1
    • the aboriginal peoples of Australia1
  3. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place1
    • the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students1

Related Synonyms for aboriginal