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Aborigine

/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.ni/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian.
  2. A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
  3. The native flora and fauna of an area.

Etymology / origin

Back-formation from Aborigines.

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