Meaning & use
aboriginal
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Native to a particular land or region from the earliest known times; original or indigenous.
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The museum displays tools once used by the region's aboriginal inhabitants.
Aboriginal plant species were replaced by crops brought over by colonial settlers.
A note on using this word
Capitalized as "Aboriginal," it specifically refers to the Indigenous peoples of Australia; lowercase "aboriginal" is used more generally for any indigenous population.
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