aboriginal

/ˌæbəɹˈɪd‍ʒɪnə‍l/

/ˌæbɝˈɪdʒənəɫ/

[noun] [adjective]

Aboriginal

[NOUN]

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

synonyms : aborigine

aboriginal

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

synonyms : primaeval

primal

primeval

primordial

characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

synonyms : native

antonyms : nonnative

Examples

1. Today's word is aboriginal.

2. Aboriginal communities recognize three important categories outside of humans and animals in their mythos: Ancestral Creators, ghosts or human spirits, and spirit beings.

3. Smallpox, measles, influenza, typhoid, and tuberculosis possibly shrunk the Aboriginal population up to 70%.

4. For Aboriginals, humans exist because of these Ancestor Beings.