the state of being Aboriginal, esp with regard to having a common Aboriginal culture
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ab•o•rig•i•nal /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- original or earliest known:[usually before a noun]the aboriginal people of the region.
n. [countable]
- Anthropology aborigine.
ab•o•rig•i•nal
(ab′ə rij′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
ab′o•rig′i•nal′i•ty, n.
ab′o•rig′i•nal•ly, adv.
- Anthropologyof, pertaining to, or typical of aborigines:aboriginal customs.
- original or earliest known;
native;
indigenous:the aboriginal people of Tahiti.
n.
- Anthropologyaborigine (def. 1).
- Language Varieties(cap.) aborigine (def. 2).
- aborigine + -al1 1660–70
ab′o•rig′i•nal•ly, adv.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged endemic, autochthonous, primordial.