- existing, growing, or produced naturally in a region or country; native: indigenous plant, indigenous to Florida
- innate; inherent; inborn
Origin of indigenous
Late Latin indigenus from Classical Latin indegena: see indigeneIndigenous people of North America.
An example of indigenous are the Native Americans of the United States.
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Origin of indigenous
Late Latin indigenus from Classical Latin indegena: see indigene
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adjective
Origin of indigenous
From Latin indigena a native ; see indigene .Related Forms:
adverb
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Compare alien
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(not comparable)
From Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in (“in”), gen- the root of gignō (“give birth to”), and English -ous. Compare indigene and ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenēs), "endogenous".
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"indigenous." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/INDIGENOUS>.
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indigenous. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/INDIGENOUS
adj.
Related Forms:
adv.
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"indigenous." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/INDIGENOUS>.
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indigenous. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/INDIGENOUS