as in aboriginals
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
a national sport whose origins can be traced to an ancient game first played by the aborigines
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natives
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Our friends, Middletown natives, cheered and poured drinks.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Younger generations, meanwhile, are often digital natives, products of an education system that has systematically failed to teach reading, and are in many cases still contending with post-pandemic learning loss.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Aborigines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aborigines. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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