aboriginal — ONAD

aboriginal /ˌabəˈrijənl, ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənl

▸ adjective inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.

▪ (Aboriginal) relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia or their languages.

▸ noun an aboriginal inhabitant of a place.

▪ (Aboriginal) a person belonging to one of the indigenous peoples of Australia.

– ORIGIN mid 17th century : from Latin aborigines ‘original inhabitants’ (see aborigine) + -al.