[ab-uh-rij-uh-nee] 
| 1. | one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter ) Also, Aboriginal. Also called Australian Aborigine. a member of the dark-skinned people who were the earliest inhabitants of Australia. |
| 3. | aborigines, the original, native fauna or flora of a region. |
| ab·o·rig·i·ne (āb'ə-rĭj'ə-nē) n.
[From Latin aborīginēs, original inhabitants (folk etymology of a pre-Roman tribal name) : ab-, from; see ab-1 + orīgine, ablative of orīgō, beginning; see origin.] |