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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?
existing naturally or having always lived in a place; native: The Navajos are among the indigenous people of North America. Are there any species of frog indigenous to the area? (Definition of indigenous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) indigenous | Business English. adjective. uk / ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs / us.
INDIGENOUS meaning: 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 is derived from the Latin word indigena, meaning "sprung from the land, native". The Latin indigena is based on the Old Latin indu "in, within" + gignere "to beget, produce". Indu is an extended form of the Proto-Indo-European en or "in".
Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country.
INDIGENOUS meaning: produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment sometimes + to.
(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; indigenous land/territory; She campaigns for indigenous rights.
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, definition, what is indigenous: indigenous people or things have always ...: Learn more.
