Aborigines

Origin

From Latin AborÄ«ginÄ“s, possibly from ab orÄ«gine ("from the beginning")

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Noun

plural

Plural of aborigine
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman.

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Indigenous flora and fauna.

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(history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred. First attested in the early 18^th century.