aborigines

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see also: Aborigines

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Noun

1. plural form of aborigine
2. The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
3. Indigenous flora and fauna. [First attested in the late 17^th century.]
4. (history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred. [First attested in the early 18^th century.]

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Aborigines

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Proper noun

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.

Translations

• Russian: абориген

Translations

• Portuguese: aborígines

Noun

1. plural form of Aborigine

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