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Etymology

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Back-formation from Aborigines.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.ni/, /ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/
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Noun

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Aborigine (plural Aborigines)

  1. (dated, now offensive) An Aboriginal person from Australia (descending from, or a member of, one of the indigenous people(s) before British colonisation), Aboriginal Australian.

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This term is considered highly offensive to Aboriginal Australians.

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German

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Etymology

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English Aborigine

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Aborigine m (strong, genitive Aborigine or Aborigines, plural Aborigines, feminine Aborigine)

  1. an Aboriginal Australian (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: (historic term, now racist) Australneger; australischer Ureinwohner, Ureinwohner Australiens

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Aborigine f (genitive Aborigine, plural Aborigines, masculine Aborigine)

  1. Aborigine, Aboriginal Australian (female)
    Synonyms: Aboriginefrau, Aborigine-Frau; (historic term, now racist) Australnegerin; australische Ureinwohnerin, Ureinwohnerin Australiens

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