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- proper noun Plural form of
Aborigine . - proper noun The
Australian Aborigine people.
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Examples
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The long-awaited government apology to the Aborigines is a positive message of hope.
Baz Luhrmann: Australia and America: A Shared Hope and Changed Attitude 2009
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The Aborigines were the sort of people with whom one could avoid complications and misunderstandings if, at the outset, they could be made to understand a rationale to their satisfaction.
SERIAL FINAL: Kondo Katsusaburo among Taiwan's Atayal/Sedeq peoples, 1896 to 1930 Michael Turton 2009
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The Aborigines were the sort of people with whom one could avoid complications and misunderstandings if, at the outset, they could be made to understand a rationale to their satisfaction.
Archive 2009-01-01 Michael Turton 2009
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Some scholars today espouse the use of the capitalized term Aborigines to refer to the many and diverse Austronesian peoples who have inhabited Taiwan.
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One great cause of the deaths amongst the Aborigines is their liability to pulmonary diseases from being constantly in the water.
Expedition into Central Australia Charles Sturt 1832
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RIETI, -- not only an old classic town of Italy, but one founded by what are now called the Aborigines, -- is a hive of very ancient dwellings with red brown roofs, a citadel and several towers.
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Margaret Fuller 1830
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In its text and operation the constitution still runs counter to the idea of Aborigines being equal.
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In its text and operation the constitution still runs counter to the idea of Aborigines being equal.
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While getting a firsthand education about animals from Down Under, the children also learned about the indigenous Australians known as Aborigines and their tools.
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These voters have a stronger sense of national identity, are wary of immigration and multiculturalism and are most likely to criticise policies involving concessions to minority groups, such as Aborigines and migrants.
Archive 2005-08-07 Steve Sailer 2005
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