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Webster 1913 Edition
Aborigines
Abˊo-rig′i-nes
(-rĭj′ĭ-nēz)
, Noun.
pl.
[L.
Aborigines
; ab
+ origo
, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (ab origine
) inhabited Latium or Italy. See Origin
.] 1.
The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.
2.
The original fauna and flora of a geographical area