American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Aboriginal
ABORIG’INAL, a. [L. ab and origo, origin. See Origin.]
First; original; primitive; aboriginal people are the first inhabitants of a country.
Aboriginal tribes of America.
ABORIG’INAL, a. an original, or primitive inhabitant. The first settlers in a country are called aboriginals; as the Celts in Europe, and Indians in America.
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