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Aborigines

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Original inhabitants, natives. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    The earliest inhabitants of central Italy, from whom the Latins were said to have descended. Roman, plural, plural-only
  3. 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."

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin aborīginēs.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin aborīginēs.

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin aborīginēs, which see for more.

Etymology 4

Learned borrowing from Latin aborīginēs, which see for more.

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