Aborigines

Common synonyms include: aboriginal, aboriginal, ab ovo, aboriginal australian, aboriginal australian, aboriginal people.

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
plural of aborigine form-of, plural
2
The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman. plural, plural-only
3
plural of Aborigine form-of, plural
4
Indigenous flora and fauna. plural, plural-only
5
The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred. plural, plural-only

Proper Noun

1
Original inhabitants, natives. plural, plural-only
2
The earliest inhabitants of central Italy, from whom the Latins were said to have descended. Roman, plural, plural-only
3
The native peoples of various regions, especially the Australian Aboriginal peoples, but also the original inhabitants of Canada and Argentina. Often considered offensive. plural, plural-only
"AO Neville, the Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia until the 1930s, railed against the risk of the creation of a ‘third race’ of half-castes."