Aborigine

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Aborigine (originated from Latin ab origine, meaning "from the origin or beginning") refers in a general sense to:

Indigenous peoples, peoples with a prior or historical association with 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

Additionally, several specific indigenous peoples are commonly referred to as "Aborigines" in English usage:

Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Indigenous Australians other than Torres Strait Islanders
Tasmanian Aborigines, the indigenous inhabitants of the island of Tasmania, Australia
Aboriginal peoples in Canada, indigenous peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982

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