| ADJECTIVE | all | aboriginal, native | characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning |
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| all | aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial | having existed from the beginning | |
| NOUN | person | aboriginal, native, indigen, indigene, aborigine | an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
| Sounds | ae.berih'jhahnahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning. | |
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| Example | "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" | |
| Synonym | native | |
| Opposite | nonnative | not being or composed of aborigines |
| Spanish | aborigen, indígena, nativo | |
| Catalan | aborigen, nadiu | |
| Nouns | aborigine, aboriginal | an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
| Meaning | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage / stage / stage or state. | |
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| Example | "aboriginal forests" | |
| Synonyms | primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial | |
| Broader | early | At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time |
| Spanish | originario, primitivo, primordial | |
| Catalan | originari, primitiu | |
| Meaning | An indigenous person who was born in a particular place. | |
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| Example | "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students" | |
| Synonyms | native, indigen, indigene, aborigine | |
| Narrower | Filipino | A native or inhabitant of the Philippines |
| Levantine | (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant | |
| Mauritian | A native or inhabitant of Mauritius | |
| Russian | A native or inhabitant of Russia | |
| Seychellois | A native or inhabitant of Seychelles | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | aborigen, indígena, nativa, nativo | |
| Catalan | aborigen, aborígen, indígena | |
| Adjectives | aboriginal | characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning |
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