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Meaning of word aboriginal from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

aboriginal   noun

Meaning : An indigenous person who was born in a particular place.

Example : The art of the natives of the northwest coast.
The Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students.

Synonyms : aborigine, indigen, indigene, native

aboriginal   adjective

Meaning : Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning.

Example : Native Americans.
The aboriginal peoples of Australia.

Synonyms : native

Not being or composed of aborigines.

The nonnative population of South Africa.
nonnative

Meaning : Having existed from the beginning. In an earliest or original stage or state.

Example : Aboriginal forests.
Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth.
The forest primeval.
Primordial matter.
Primordial forms of life.

Synonyms : primaeval, primal, primeval, primordial