aborigine
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ab·orig·i·ne
noun \ˌa-bə-ˈrij-(ˌ)nē, -ˈri-jə-\Definition of ABORIGINE
1
: an aboriginal inhabitant especially as contrasted with an invading or colonizing people
2
often capitalized : a member of any of the indigenous peoples of Australia
See Examples of ABORIGINE
- <the aborigines had no immunity against the raft of diseases brought by the invaders>
Origin of ABORIGINE
Latin aborigines, plural, from ab origine from the beginning
First Known Use: 1533
Related to ABORIGINE
- Synonyms
- aboriginal, autochthon, indigene (also indigen), native
- Antonyms
- nonnative
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