aborigine
11Aborigine — UK [ˌæbəˈrɪdʒənɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms Aborigine : singular Aborigine plural Aborigines an Australian Aboriginal …
12Aborigine — /æbəˈrɪdʒəni/ (say abuh rijuhnee) noun 1. a member of a tribal people, the earliest known inhabitants of Australia. 2. a descendant of this people, sometimes of mixed descent. {from aborigine} Usage: The nouns Aborigine(s) and Aboriginal(s) are… …
13aborigine — /ab euh rij euh nee/, n. 1. one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region. 2. (cap.) Also, Aboriginal. Also called Australian Aborigine. a member of the dark skinned people who were the earliest inhabitants of Australia …
14aborigine — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. native, first inhabitant, indigene, primitive, settler, original, *bushman. WORD FIND Australian aborigine weapon: boomerang, waddy, nulla, woomera, blowpipe wilderness: outback …
15aborigine — ab|o|rig|i|ne Aborigine [ˌæbəˈrıdʒıni] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: aborigines (plural), probably from ab origine from the beginning ] someone who belongs to the race of people who have lived in Australia from the earliest times …
16aborigine — [abə rɪdʒɪni:] noun an aboriginal person, animal, or plant. ↘(Aborigine) an Australian Aboriginal. Origin C19: back form. from C16 aborigines original inhabitants , from L. ab origine from the beginning …
17aborigine — n. inhabitant from earliest times. ♦ aboriginal, a. indigenous; n. aborigine …
18aborigine — n. (usu. in pl.) 1 an aboriginal inhabitant. 2 (usu. Aborigine) an aboriginal inhabitant of Australia. Usage: Aboriginal is preferred, esp. in the singular. 3 an aboriginal plant or animal. Etymology: back form. f. pl. aborigines f. L, prob. f.… …
19Aborigine — n. (usu. in pl.) 1 an aboriginal inhabitant. 2 (usu. Aborigine) an aboriginal inhabitant of Australia. Usage: Aboriginal is preferred, esp. in the singular. 3 an aboriginal plant or animal. Etymology: back form. f. pl. aborigines f. L, prob. f.… …
20aborigine — noun Etymology: Latin aborigines, plural, from ab origine from the beginning Date: 1533 1. an aboriginal inhabitant especially as contrasted with an invading or colonizing people 2. often capitalized a member of any of the indigenous peoples of… …
