aboriginally

Variant of aboriginal

aboriginal definition

ab·origi·nal (ab′ə rij′ə nəl)

adjective

  1. existing (in a place) from the beginning or from earliest days; first; indigenous
  2. of or characteristic of aborigines

Etymology: < aborigine + -al

noun

an aboriginal animal, plant, or person

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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