definition of
aboriginal

[1] #1 aboriginal n. [Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native Australian, Australian Aborigine] a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived. wn

[2] #2 aboriginal a. [Aboriginal] of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite". wn

[3] #3 aboriginal n. [native, indigen, indigene, aborigine] an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students". wn

[4] #4 aboriginal a. [native] characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia". wn

[5] #5 aboriginal s. [primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial] 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". wn