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aborigine

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ab·o·rig·i·ne  (b-rj-n)
n.
1.
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.
2. aborigines The flora and fauna native to a geographic area.

[From Latin aborgins, original inhabitants (folk etymology of a pre-Roman tribal name) : ab-, from; see ab-1 + orgine, ablative of org, beginning; see origin.]

aborigine [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnɪ]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (Social Science / Peoples) an original inhabitant of a country or region who has been there from the earliest known times
[back formation from aborigines, from Latin: inhabitants of Latium in pre-Roman times, probably representing some tribal name but associated in folk etymology with ab origine from the beginning]

Aborigine [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnɪ]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) Also called native Australian Aboriginal (Austral.) native (Austral.) Black a member of a dark-skinned hunting and gathering people who were living in Australia when European settlers arrived
2. (Linguistics / Languages) any of the languages of this people See also Australian [3]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.aborigineaborigine - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Levantine - (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
Mauritian - a native or inhabitant of Mauritius
Filipino - a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia
Seychellois - a native or inhabitant of Seychelles
2.aborigineAborigine - a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
Aussie, Australian - a native or inhabitant of Australia

aborigine
noun original inhabitant, native, aboriginal, indigene the rights of Australia's aborigines
Translations
aborigine [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnɪ] Naborigen mf australiano/a

Aborigine [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni] n (in Australia) (= Aboriginal) → aborigène mf (d'Australie)
aborigine [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni] n (= indigenous person) → aborigène mf

aborigine
nUreinwohner(in) m(f)(Australiens), Australide m, → Australidin f

Aborigine [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnɪ] naborigeno/a d'Australia

aborigine
n aborigine [ӕbəˈridʒini]
an original inhabitant of a country, especially of Australia. inboorling أحَد سُكَّان البِلاد الأصْلِيِين абориген domorodec aboriginer; ur-australier der/die (australische) Ureinwohner(in) ιθαγενής της Αυστραλίας aborigen aborigeen بومی alkuasukas aborigène תוֹשָב קַדמוֹן אוֹסטרָלִי प्राचीन वासी, मूल वासी domorodac őslakos aborijin, penduduk asli frumbyggi aborigeno 原住民 원주민 aborigenas, vietinis gyventojas aborigēns; iezemietis orang asli/peribumi oerbewoner urinnvåner (særlig australneger) aborygen aborígine abo­­ri­gen туземец; абориген domorodec, pôvodný obyvateľ staroselec Aboridžin urinvånare, aboriginier ชนพื้นเมืองโดยเฉพาะในทวีปออสเตรเลีย yerli (尤指澳洲的)原住民 абориген, корінний житель اصلی یا قدیم باشندے thổ dân
adj aboˈriginal
inboorlingagtig مُتَعَلِّق بِالسُّكَّان الأصْلِيِين първичен, местен domorodý aborigin; ur-australsk ursprünglich ιθαγενής, αυτόχθων aborigen algupärane وابسته به بومیان؛ بومی alkuperäinen autochtone קַדמוֹן आदिम domorodački primitív, ősi primitif upprunalegur aborigeno, indigeno 原生の 원시의, 토착의 vietinis aborigēnu; iezemiešu asli oorspronkelijk opprinnelig, innfødt tubylczy aborígine autohton, indigen туземный domorodý prvoten aboridžinski ursprunglig ที่อยู่มาดั้งเดิม yerli 土著的 корінний اول ، پہلا ، قدیم ، اصلی hoang sơ


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THE ABORIGINE, APPARENTLY UNINJURED, CLIMBED quickly into the skiff, and seizing the spear with me helped to hold off the infuriated creature.
It is generally believed that the Aborigines of the American continent have an Asiatic origin.
About her were clustered a score of curious natives--mostly men, for among the aborigines it is the male who owns this characteristic in its most exaggerated form.
 
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