indigenous Definition
in·dig·enous (in dij′ə nəs)
adjective
- existing, growing, or produced naturally in a region or country; belonging (to) as a native
- innate; inherent; inborn
Etymology: LL indigenus < L indegena: see indigene
indigenous Related Forms
in·dig′·enously adverb
in·dig′·enous·ness noun
indigenous Synonyms
indigenous
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indigenous Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- tribe: She is a member of the Batwa people, an indigenous tribe that is spread across the Great Lakes region.
- population: The fate of the United Kingdom will no longer rest with the indigenous population within these shores.
- inhabitant: They respected and worked with the indigenous inhabitants who were the American Indians.
- culture: The most obvious of these problems is the destruction of indigenous culture.
- Australian: Languages, culture, festivals, the Dreaming; website by indigenous Australians.
- people: The indigenous peoples, our most first peoples, our most first speakers, our most first hearers.
Modifying Another Word
- locally: Use locally indigenous species promote hedgerow restoration and creation throughout the area to provide visual and ecological links between existing and proposed woodland areas.
- truly: Well, the church became truly indigenous and it grew by 20 or 30 times in just the last 25 years.
- mainly: In 1932 there was a mainly indigenous uprising in El Salvador that was brutally put down, with more than 10,000 indigenous people massacred.
- not: The rioters were predominantly from the Hausa Fulani tribe, which is not indigenous to the area.
- only: These interests are articulated inside the state and they're found among the leading class forces ( not only indigenous capitalist ones ).
- also: It is found in the Andean regions of Chile and Peru and is also indigenous to parts of Morocco.
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