"fringe dweller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fringe dwellers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fringe dweller (plural fringe dwellers)
  1. (Australia) An Aboriginal person living on the outskirts of a town or other settlement. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-fringe_dweller-en-noun-AcVtmbUc Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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