aborigine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ab·o·rig·i·ne, Aborigine /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni/ noun [countable] SANsomeone who belongs to the race of people who have lived in Australia from the earliest times 澳大利亚土著居民
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aborigine• Spencer and Gillen photographed and detailed aborigines dressed as animals, emitting animal cries to promote fertility.• But for aborigine campaigners gestures have not been enough.• The medium had been too strong for them, they had taken to it like aborigines to the bottle.• In Tasmania aborigine hunters led a nomadic life to take advantage of the seasonal food supply in different regions.• The methods adopted by the government and employed against the aborigines were most severe.• Past treatment of the aborigines has been shameful, but these days efforts are made to respect their customs and traditional homelands.• Is he in league with the aborigines?Origin aborigine (1500-1600) Latin aborigines (plural), probably from ab origine “from the beginning”ab·o·rig·i·ne nounChineseSyllable
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aborigine
ab‧o‧rig‧i‧ne
, Aborigine /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni, ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni/ noun [countable]
ab‧o‧rig‧i‧ne
, Aborigine /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒəni, ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni/ noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: aborigines (plural), probably from ab origine 'from the beginning'
someone who belongs to the race of people who have lived in Australia from the earliest times
Language: Latin
Origin: aborigines (plural), probably from ab origine 'from the beginning'