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indigenous Definition

in·dig·enous (in dijə nəs)

adjective

  1. existing, growing, or produced naturally in a region or country; belonging (to) as a native
  2. 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

modif.

  1. Native

    domestic, autochthonous, original; see native 2.

  2. Inborn

    natural, congenital, innate; see inherent. See syn. study at native.

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.