Aborigines
See also: aborigines and aborígines
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin aborigines, from ab- (“from”) + origo (“origin, beginning”)
Proper noun edit
the Aborigines pl (plural only)
- Original inhabitants, natives.
- (Roman mythology) The earliest inhabitants of central Italy, from whom the Latins were said to have descended.
- The native peoples of various regions, especially the Australian Aboriginal peoples, but also the original inhabitants of Canada and Argentina. Often considered offensive.
Translations edit
the Australian Aborigine peoples
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the earliest inhabitants of central Italy
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Noun edit
Aborigines
Further reading edit
- Aborigines (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia