Aborigine
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8.4
- noun
- /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni/
- Archaic
:
aborigen
- In 1900, it was estimated that there were 100,000 aborigines prior to white settlement.
- Australian Aborigine
Examples
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Chris... are you a tribal Aborigine?
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I am an Aborigine!
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Is he an Aborigine like you?
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As you know, every Aborigine born in this state comes under my control.
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Willie, you can go forth and help your Aborigine people.
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I'm starting to understand how the aborigines feel.
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It pictured a hunting party: a group of aborigines chasing a deer.
Fiction book (1990) -
I think it's sometimes useful for modern Australians and modern Americans, whether Aborigine, Indian, or European, to reflect upon the simple fact that almost 80 percent of human history had been played out before the continents of the Americas and Australia ever entered the scene.
Academic text (1990) -
One prominent example is the Australian Bringing Them Home Commission that investigated the kidnapping of Aborigine children who were placed in adoption in order to allegedly save them—a process that accelerated the decline of the Aborigine as a people.
Academic text (2006) -
The tour guide explained the traditions of the Aborigine people to the visitors.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person from the original people of a place, not later settlers
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7.6
A member of the first people who lived in a region
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5.1
A person whose family lived in Australia before Europeans arrived
A person who belongs to the native people of Australia or a language they speak
Compounds
- Slur
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6.1
A member of Australia's first people who lived there before Europeans arrived
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aborigine comes from the Latin parts ab- and origin, which mean 'from' and 'beginning'. So the word was used for people who were in a place 'from the beginning', which is why it refers to the original people of Australia.