(n) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place, Syn. indigen, aboriginal, indigene, aborigine, Example:the art of the natives of the northwest coast; the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. pl. [ L. Aborigines; ab + origo, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (ab origine) inhabited Latium or Italy. See Origin. ] 1. The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The original fauna and flora of a geographical area [ 1913 Webster ]