as in aborigines
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
they still speak the language of the region's aboriginals
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natives
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Memphis natives GloRilla and Yo Gotti sat side-by-side during the show.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Though the actor and his Task costars still muscled through a full-on vocal evolution to appear as eastern Pennsylvania natives in the new HBO drama series.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Aboriginals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboriginals. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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