ABORIGINALS

Noun

aboriginals

plural of aboriginal

Noun

Aboriginals

plural of Aboriginal

Source: Wiktionary


ABORIGINAL

Ab`o*rig"i*nal, a. Etym: [See Aborigines.]

1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. "Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf." Wordsworth.

2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.

Ab`o*rig"i*nal, n.

1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.

2. An animal or a plant native to the region. It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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