aboriginary
adj.adj. relating to the original people of a place, especially the indigenous people of Australia. It is an old-fashioned way to describe them.
adj. relating to the original inhabitants of a region, particularly the indigenous peoples of Australia. Archaic in modern usage; often replaced by 'indigenous' or 'Aboriginal'.
The museum displays aboriginary tools and art.
The researchers studied aboriginary oral traditions to understand the region's history before written records existed.
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