Aborigine

Other forms: Aborigines

Definitions of Aborigine
  1. noun
    a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived
    synonyms: Abo, Aboriginal, Australian Aborigine, native Australian
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    type of:
    ethnic group, ethnos
    people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
    Aussie, Australian
    a native or inhabitant of Australia
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