Aborigines /(-rĭj"ĭ*nēz)/

Ab·o·rig·i·nes

Aborigines

n. pl.

[L. Aborigines; ab + origo, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (ab origine) inhabited Latium or Italy. See Origin.]

The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.
The original fauna and flora of a geographical area

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