aborigines

Variant of aborigine

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
  1. the native animals or plants of a certain region

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

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