aborigines

n. earliest known and original occupants of a country; descendants of the first Australians who were the Aboriginies; first original fauna and vegetation of a geographical region

n. native, indigenous person, member of a people considered to be the original inhabitants of a region

n. member of the dark-skinned people indigenous to Australia

Aborigine (originated from Latin ab origine, meaning "from the origin or beginning") refers in a general sense to:Indigenous peoples, Displaced peoples with a prior or historical ownership of a land, and who maintain (at least in part) their distinct traditions and association with the land, and are differentiated in some way from the surrounding populations and dominant nation-state culture and governance.
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Noun
1. the earliest known inhabitants of a region
(hypernym) primitive, primitive person

n. aborigine, native, member of a people considered to be the original inhabitants of a region

(n. pl.)
The original fauna and flora of a geographical area
  

(n. pl.)
The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.