Aborigine

/ˌæb.əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ə.ni/

æb · ƏɹꞮD͡Ʒ · ə · ni (4 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

Back-formation from Aborigines.

Example Sentences

"Aborigines not to be counted in reckoning population."