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ABORIGINAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indigenous person who was born in a particular place
Example:
the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
Synonyms:
aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aboriginal" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aboriginal"):
Levantine ((formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant)
Mauritian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritius)
Filipino (a native or inhabitant of the Philippines)
Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)
Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)
Derivation:
aboriginal (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
Example:
primordial forms of life
Synonyms:
aboriginal; primaeval; primal; primeval; primordial
Classified under:
Similar:
early (at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
Example:
the aboriginal peoples of Australia
Synonyms:
aboriginal; native
Classified under:
Derivation:
aboriginal; aborigine (an indigenous person who was born in a particular place)
