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			'''Aborigine''', '''aborigine''' or '''aboriginal''' may refer to:
	'''Aborigines''' (adjective: aboriginal) are in general the peoples who were the first inhabitants of a land, or with some identified pre-existing or prior association to a land (''see ]''). Other similar descriptions include '''native peoples''', '''tribal peoples''', '''First Peoples''', ''']''' and '''autochthonous'''.
	==Various meanings==
	The term '''Aborigine''' can mean:
	===Generally===
	*], the peoples who were the first inhabitants of a land, or with some identified pre-existing or prior association to a land.
	===Specific cultural groups referred to as ''Aborigines''
	Peoples commonly (but perhaps not neutrally) referred to as '''Aborigine''' (by English speakers) notably include:
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	*], indigenous peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982.
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	*], the indigenous peoples of Taiwan.
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	*], , also referred to as ''Australian Aborigines'' are the people who lived in the Australia and its nearby islands before the arrival of European settlers in 1788. The Australian Aborigines continue to exist as a political, and cultural, ethnological and sociological group.

			*], the oldest inhabitants of central Italy in Roman mythology
	==Word origin==
			* ], general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
	The word derives from the Latin: ''ab origine'', "from the origin"; applied originally to refer to the inhabitants of the region of ] or more generally Italy as a whole, and thereafter to indigenous inhabitants of any given region.
			*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ], including:
			**] ("Aborigine" is an archaic term that is often considered offensive)
			**], also known as Aboriginal Canadians
			**] or Malayan aborigines
			**], formerly known as Taiwanese aborigines

		⚫	==See also==

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	] for more information about these and other aboriginal or indigenous peoples, as well as discussion on some common themes.
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Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to:

Aborigines (mythology), the oldest inhabitants of central Italy in Roman mythology
Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see List of indigenous peoples, including:
- Aboriginal Australians ("Aborigine" is an archaic term that is often considered offensive)
- Indigenous peoples in Canada, also known as Aboriginal Canadians
- Orang Asli or Malayan aborigines
- Taiwanese indigenous peoples, formerly known as Taiwanese aborigines

Latest revision as of 10:04, 6 August 2024

See also