(adj) having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state, Syn. primeval, primordial, primal, primaeval, Example:aboriginal forests; primal eras before the appearance of life on earth; the forest primeval; primordial matter; primordial forms of life
(n) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place, Syn. indigen, aboriginal, indigene, aborigine, Example:the art of the natives of the northwest coast; the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
(adj) characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning, Syn. aboriginal, Ant. nonnative, Example:native Americans; the aboriginal peoples of Australia
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[烏魯汝, Wū lǔ rǔㄨ ㄌㄨˇ ㄖㄨˇ] Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site; also known as Ayers Rock