Aborigines

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aborigines \Ab`o*rig"i*nes\ (-r[i^]j"[i^]*n[=e]z), n. 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.
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     2. The original fauna and flora of a geographical area
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