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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aborigines \Ab'o*rig"i*nes\ (-r[i^]j"[i^]*n[=e]z), 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
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