/ ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni; NAmE / noun
1.
a member of a race of people who were the original people living in a country
2.
Aborigine a member of the race of people who were the original people of Australia
—see also Koori
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: back-formation from the 16th-cent. plural aborigines original inhabitants (in classical times referring to those of Italy and Greece), from the Latin phrase ab origine from the beginning.