aborigine
noun /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni/
/ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni/
- a member of a race of people who were the original people living in a country
- Aboriginea member of the race of people who were the original people of Australia see also Koori
Word Originmid 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’.