
aboriginal
adj 1: being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the
beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples
of Australia" [syn: {native}] [ant: {nonnative}]
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"
[syn: {primal}, {primeval}, {primaeval}, {primordial}]
n : a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in
Australia when Europeans arrived [syn: {Aborigine}, {Abo},
{native Australian}, {Australian Aborigine}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0