—adj.
1 (of races and natural phenomena) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.
2 (usu. Aboriginal) of the Australian Aboriginals.
—n.
1 an aboriginal inhabitant.
2 (usu. Aboriginal) an aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
Derivatives:
aboriginally adv.
Etymology: as ABORIGINE + -AL
Useful english dictionary. 2012.