Aborigines - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənɪz|
Brit.  |ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənɪz|  British pronunciation of the word aborigines

noun

- plural form of aborigine
- The original people of a location, originally Greek and Roman. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- Indigenous flora and fauna. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
- (history) The inhabitants of a location before colonization by the Europeans occurred. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

Extra examples

...the aborigines had no immunity against the raft of diseases brought by the invaders...

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