Aboriginal
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an Australian who belongs to the race of people who were living in Australia before Europeans arrived
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an Australian who belongs to the race of people who were living in Australia before Europeans arrived
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someone from the Caribbean who belongs to a race of people that has dark skin and whose family originally came from Africa
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someone from South Africa whose family originally came from the Netherlands, especially during the 17th century
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someone who belongs to one of the groups of people who lived in Alaska before Europeans arrived
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someone living in Canada who does not speak English or French as their first language
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a native american. This word is used especially in books about Native American society or languages.
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a white person who speaks English, especially one whose family originally came from Britain
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a British person who has lived in India for a long time or was born there, especially during the time when India was ruled by the U.K.
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someone from the U.K.. The usual way of talking about someone from the U.K. is to say that he or she is British.
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a member of a group of people who live in southern Africa and who traditionally lived by hunting
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a member of a group of people in the state of Louisiana who speak a type of French and are known for their folk music and spicy food
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a female citizen of the U.S. who was born in Mexico or whose family was originally from Mexico
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a male citizen of the U.S. who was born in Mexico or whose family was originally from Mexico
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someone with Spanish ancestors who lives in the Caribbean, Central America, or South America
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the people of England. You use Englishman or Englishwoman to talk about one English person
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one of the groups of people who originally lived in North, Central, and South America before European people came to live there
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the people of France. You refer to one person from France as a French person, a Frenchman, or a Frenchwoman
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someone, especially in the U.S., whose family originally came from Spain or another country where Spanish is spoken
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the people of Ireland. An Irishman is a man from Ireland and an Irishwoman is a woman from Ireland.
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a member of a group of people from the Middle East, especially parts of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran
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someone from a European country such as Italy or Spain whose language developed from Latin
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a woman or girl from Mexico, Central America, or South America who speaks Spanish or Portuguese
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a woman or girl who is a citizen of the U.S. and whose family was originally from Mexico, Central America, or South America
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someone from Mexico, Central America, or South America who speaks Spanish or Portuguese
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a citizen of the U.S. whose family was originally from Mexico, Central America, or South America
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someone who belongs to the race of people who were living in New Zealand before Europeans arrived
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a South American woman who has some ancestors who are Spanish and some who are native american
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a South American man who has some ancestors who are Spanish and some who are native american
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someone who belongs to one of the tribes (=groups of people) who lived in North and South America before Europeans arrived
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someone who belongs to one of the groups of people who lived in Central America before the Europeans arrived
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someone who belongs to one of the groups of people who lived in North America before the Europeans arrived
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someone who belongs to one of the groups of people who lived in South America before the Europeans arrived
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someone who has recently come to Australia to live permanently, especially someone whose first language is not English
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someone who comes from the United States and whose ancestors came from Melanesia, Micronesia, or Polynesia
another spelling of pygmy1
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someone who comes from the Punjab region of India or Pakistan, or whose family originally comes from that area
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a member of a group of people who originally came from India and who sometimes travel around rather than live in one place
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someone who belongs to any of several groups of people who originally came from the Middle East, including Jews and Arabs
another spelling of Sinhalese
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someone from Russia, Poland, or any of the other countries of central and eastern Europe where people speak a slavic language
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a member of a first nation group that has signed a formal agreement with the government and has special rights, for example the right to live in a protected area
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the people of Wales. One person from Wales can be called a Welsh person, a Welshman, or a Welshwoman.
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