Aboriginal - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl|  American pronunciation of the word aboriginal
Brit.  |æbəˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word aboriginal

noun

- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place (syn: aborigine, indigene, native)
the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students

adjective

- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state (syn: primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial)
aboriginal forests

Extra examples

...the aboriginal peoples of northern Alaska are known as Inupiats, which in their language literally means “real people”...

...for a long time the aboriginals were not even included in the censuses, as they were viewed as part of the region's fauna...

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