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Aboriginal
proper noun 
  1. An aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
  2. Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines.
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    aboriginal
    noun 
    1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
    2. An animal or a plant native to the region.
    It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. - Darwin.
    Translations: 
    • Dutch: inboorling (1), inboorlinge (1)
    • French: indigène (1,2)
    • German: Eingeborener (1)
    • Italian: aborigeno
    • Spanish: aborigen
    adjective 
    1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.
      • Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf. - Wordsworth.
        1. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.
    Translations: 
    • French: indigène
    • German: eingeboren/indigene
    Etymology: Mid-17th century. Derivative of aborigines

         
     
      

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