Aborigines

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See also: aborigines and aborígines

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin aborīginēs, which see for more.

Proper noun

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the Aborigines pl (plural only)

  1. Original inhabitants, natives.
  2. (Roman mythology) The earliest inhabitants of central Italy, from whom the Latins were said to have descended.
  3. The native peoples of various regions, especially the Australian Aboriginal peoples, but also the original inhabitants of Canada and Argentina. Often considered offensive.

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Noun

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Aborigines

  1. plural of Aborigine

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