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aboriginal

abo·ri·gi·nal

UK/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/ US/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning

  • “native Americans”
  • “the aboriginal peoples of Australia”
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2.

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

  • “aboriginal forests”
  • “primal eras before the appearance of life on earth”
  • “the forest primeval”
  • “primordial matter”
  • “primordial forms of life”
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Origin

From aborigine + -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”).

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