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indigenous

[in-dij-uh-nuhs]

adjective

  1. originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed byto ).

    the plants indigenous to Canada.

    Synonyms: , ,
    Antonyms: ,
  2. Indigenous. relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants: the Indigenous languages of the Americas.

    the Indigenous Maori of New Zealand;

    the Indigenous languages of the Americas.

  3. innate; inherent; natural (usually followed byto ).

    feelings indigenous to human beings.



indigenous

/ ÉŖnˈdÉŖdŹ’ÉŖnəs, ˌɪndɪˈdŹ’É›nÉŖtÉŖ /

adjective

  1. originating or occurring naturally (in a country, region, etc); native

  2. innate (to); inherent (in)

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indigenous

  1. Native to a particular region or environment but occurring naturally in other places as well. The American black bear is indigenous to many different parts of North America.

  2. Compare alien endemic

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • indigenously adverb
  • indigenousness noun
  • indigenity noun
  • nonindigenous adjective
  • unindigenous adjective
  • unindigenously adverb
  • ¾±²Ōˈ»å¾±²µ±š²Ō“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
  • ¾±²Ōˈ»å¾±²µ±š²Ō“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of indigenous1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin indigen(a) ā€œnative, original inhabitantā€ ( indi-, by-form of in- in- 2 ( indagate ) + -gena, derivative from base of gignere ā€œto bring into beingā€; genital, genitor ) + -ous
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of indigenous1

C17: from Latin indigenus, from indigena indigene, from indi- in + gignere to beget
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But the earliest history of deportation in the U.S. began with the pushing out or slaughtering of the indigenous Native American population in order to clear the land for white settlement.

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The parents of a 23-year-old undocumented migrant, a member of Mexico's indigenous Zapotec community, told the Washington Post their son, who they said has no criminal history, was detained outside a clothing store.

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It is named after the harvest season observed by indigenous Americans, signalling the time of year that wild strawberries were harvested, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, external.

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The Women's History Museum of Zambia was set up in 2016 to document and archive women's histories and indigenous knowledge.

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New Zealand has long been lauded for its attempts to uphold indigenous rights, but its relationship with the Māori community has deteriorated in recent years under the current conservative government.

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