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- Dictionaryin·dig·e·nous/inˈdijənəs/
adjective
- 1. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native: "the indigenous peoples of Siberia"
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The meaning of INDIGENOUS is produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment. How to use indigenous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Indigenous.
INDIGENOUS definition: 1. used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people…. Learn more.
Indigenous definition: originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to). See examples of INDIGENOUS used in a sentence.
INDIGENOUS meaning: 1. used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people…. Learn more.
indigenous. adjective. /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/ (formal) (also Indigenous) (of people and their culture) coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there; relating to, belonging to or developed by these people synonym native. the indigenous peoples/languages of an area. Indigenous Australians/Canadians.
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native. the plants indigenous to Canada. the indigenous peoples of southern Africa. 2. (usually fol. by to) innate; inherent; natural. feelings indigenous to human beings. SYNONYMS 1. autochthonous, aboriginal, natural. ANTONYMS 1. foreign, alien.
Use indigenous to describe a plant, animal or person that is native or original to an area. Though Switzerland is known for its chocolates, chocolate, which comes from the cocoa plant, is indigenous to South America.
INDIGENOUS meaning: produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment sometimes + to.
having always lived or existed in a place: indigenous peoples. The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. (Definition of indigenous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of indigenous. in Chinese (Traditional) 當地的, 本土的，土生土長的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 当地的, 本土的，土生土长的… See more. in Spanish.
Definition of indigenous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
