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aborigine

The definition of aborigine refers to the animals and plants which are native to an area, or to the people who were the first to find and live in an area.

(noun)

1. An example of a plant that is an aborigine is the fig in Australia. 2. An example of people who are aboriginal to a country are Inuits in Canada.

See aborigine in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. aborigines

1. any of the first or earliest known inhabitants of a certain region; native
2. a member of the aboriginal people of Australia
the native animals or plants of a certain region

Origin: L, first inhabitant < ab-, from + origine, origin

See aborigine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A member of the indigenous or earliest known population of a region; a native.
b. often Aborigine A member of any of the indigenous peoples of Australia. See Usage Note at native.
aborigines The flora and fauna native to a geographic area.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin aborīginēs, original inhabitants (folk etymology of a pre-Roman tribal name)

Origin: : ab-, from; see ab-¹

Origin: + orīgine

Origin: , ablative of orīgō, beginning; see origin

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