aborigines noun pl. [abǝ'rɪdʒɪnɪz] E16.
[Latin aborigines pl., prob. from AB ORIGINE.]
1. The original inhabitants of a country (orig. of Italy and of Greece). E16.

2. Indigenous plants or animals. L17.

3. The inhabitants of a land before the arrival of (European) colonists, esp. (usu. Aborigines) those of Australia. E18.

■ aborigen, aborigin noun = ABORIGINE E17-M19.

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