Aborigine

noun [C]

/ˌæb.əˈrɪdʒ.ən.i/

Definition

› a member of the race of people with dark skins who were the first people to live in AustraliaPeople of specific racial or ethnic background

(Definition of Aborigine noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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