ab‧o‧rig‧i‧ne ,
Aborigine /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni, ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: aborigines (plural), probably from ab origine 'from the beginning']
someone who belongs to the race of people who have lived in Australia from the earliest times
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