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noun
- An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.
- 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)
- Hungarian: bennszí¼lí¶tt
- Italian: aborigeno
- Spanish: aborigen
adjective
- First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.
- Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf. - Wordsworth.
- 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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