ABORIGINAL

ABORIG'INAL, adjective [Latin ab and origo, origin. See Origin.]First; original; primitive; aboriginal people are the first inhabitants of a country.Aboriginal tribes of America.ABORIG'INAL, adjective an original, or primitive inhabitant. The first settlers in a country are called aboriginals; as the Celts in Europe, and Indians in America.

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aboriginal. Aboriginal, a. first or primitive

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Ab′o‐rig″i‐nal (�), a. [[See Aborigines.]] 1. 1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. “Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf.” Wordsworth.
2. 2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.