aboriginal
Other forms: aboriginals; aboriginally
The native, indigenous people of a country are often called aboriginals. In Canada, the First Nations — Inuits and Métis — would be considered aboriginals.
The adjective form of aboriginal is used to describe anything related to the people native to an area. You may visit a museum that has an exhibit of aboriginal art; or, if you're a linguist, you may study aboriginal languages. The adjective can also be used to describe something that is indigenous to a place and existed there from the beginning, such as "an aboriginal forest" that consists of old, old trees.
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having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state“aboriginal forests”synonyms: primaeval, primal, primeval, primordialearlyat or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
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characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning“the aboriginal peoples of Australia”synonyms: native
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an indigenous person who was born in a particular place“the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students”types:Levantine(formerly) a native or inhabitant of the LevantMauritiana native or inhabitant of MauritiusFilipinoa native or inhabitant of the PhilippinesRussiana native or inhabitant of RussiaSeychelloisa native or inhabitant of SeychellesTatara member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups)Komia member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in RussiaInger, Ingerman, Ingriana member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was builtKhanty, Ostyaka member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)Mordva, Mordvin, Mordviniana member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European RussiaNganasana member of the Samoyedic people living on the Taimyr Peninsula in SiberiaSamoyeda Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern SiberiaYeniseiana member of one of the groups living in the Yenisei river valley in western SiberiaMoroa member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern PhilippinesGreat Russiana member of the chief stock of Russian people living in European Russia; used to distinguish ethnic Russians from other peoples incorporated into RussiaMuscovitea resident of MoscowGeorgiana native or inhabitant of Georgia in AsiaSiberiana native or inhabitant of SiberiaChechena native or inhabitant of ChechnyaTagaloga member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila
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