1
[ adjective ] having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

Synonyms

primeval primordial primaeval primal

Examples

"aboriginal forests" "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth" "the forest primeval" "primordial matter" "primordial forms of life"

Related terms

early

2
[ adjective ] being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning

Synonyms

native

Examples

"native Americans" "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"

Related terms

nonnative

3
[ noun ] a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

Synonyms

Abo Australian_Aborigine native_Australian Aborigine

Related terms

Australian ethnic_group

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Rhymes with

original regional additional untraditional transitional unconditional nontraditional polygonal conditional divisional nutritional provisional compositional traditional medicinal virginal criminal marginal fictional jurisdictional seasonal directional sectional instructional correctional generational unintentional conventional inspirational dimensional exceptional intentional operational unconventional functional dysfunctional fractional confrontational emotional international educational occasional devotional relational rotational nonprofessional denominational constitutional irrational multinational connotational unprofessional unemotional computational promotional representational coeducational invitational occupational congregational unconstitutional vocational motivational processional navigational institutional transnational obsessional congressional supranational delusional national gravitational conversational recreational professional rational organizational sensational confessional octagonal proportional continental hexagonal optional seminal retinal gastrointestinal intestinal sentinel latitudinal abdominal interpersonal phenomenal impersonal longitudinal chunnel diagonal subliminal vaginal cardinal nominal consonantal luminal terminal emotional signal duodenal juvenile hymnal tunnel funnel arsenal elemental detrimental monumental instrumental incremental supplemental fundamental sentimental experimental directional cantonal journal gentle doctrinal additional maternal paternal occidental environmental duodenal semifinal transcendental communal accidental fraternal periodontal tribunal venal renal penal annul judgmental semifinal monoclonal null channel dismantle developmental national cardinal experimental transcontinental empanel impanel vinyl panel final nocturnal eternal cornel carnal internal infernal diurnal adrenal kennel darnel parnell flannel spinal autumnal anal eternal semifinal rational hormonal external colonel kernel dental phenol fennel oriental shrapnel tonal vernal bushnell experimental atonal departmental

Phonetic and Homophones

AE2 B ER0 IH1 JH AH0 N AH0 L

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Aborigine

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