Aborigines Definition

noun

Plural form of aborigine.

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The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]

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Indigenous flora and fauna. [First attested in the late 17^th century.]

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

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Origin of Aborigines

From Latin Aborīginēs, possibly from ab orīgine (“from the beginning”).

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