aboriginal

(noun) a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived. Synonyms: Aborigine, Abo, Aboriginal, native Australian, Australian Aborigine.

(noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place. Synonyms: native, indigen, indigene, aborigine. Examples: "The art of the natives of the northwest coast." "The canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students."

(adj) of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia. Synonyms: Aboriginal. Example: "An aboriginal rite."

(adj) characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning. Synonyms: native (vs. nonnative). Examples: "Native americans." "The aboriginal peoples of australia."

(adj) having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state. Synonyms: primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial. Examples: "Aboriginal forests." "Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth." "The forest primeval." "Primordial matter." "Primordial forms of life."