- from the very beginning; from the source or origin.
- a member of any of the peoples who are the earliest known inhabitants of Australia, or one of their descendants.
- one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a region, or one of their descendants: the Aborigines of Canada and Greenland.
- the original, native fauna or flora of a region.
- an original inhabitant of a country or region who has been there from the earliest known times
- a member of the indigenous people who were living in Australia when European settlers arrived
- any of the languages of this people
