aborigine

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Pronunciation

/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.ni/ (US)

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/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.ni/ (US) · /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ (US)

Definition of aborigine

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(dated, offensive)An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian.

“Aborigines not to be counted in reckoning population.”

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noun

(dated, offensive)An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian.

“Aborigines not to be counted in reckoning population.”
(countable, uncountable)A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people.
(countable, in-plural, uncountable)The native flora and fauna of an area.

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Back-formation from Aborigines.

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