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indigenous
[in-dij-uh-nuhs]
adjective
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed byto ).
the plants indigenous to Canada.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,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.
innate; inherent; natural (usually followed byto ).
feelings indigenous to human beings.
indigenous
/ ÉŖnĖdÉŖdŹÉŖnÉs, ĖÉŖndÉŖĖdŹÉnÉŖtÉŖ /
adjective
originating or occurring naturally (in a country, region, etc); native
innate (to); inherent (in)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- indigenously adverb
- indigenousness noun
- indigenity noun
- nonindigenous adjective
- unindigenous adjective
- unindigenously adverb
- ¾±²Ō˻徱²µ±š²Ō“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
- ¾±²Ō˻徱²µ±š²Ō“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of indigenous1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
The Women's History Museum of Zambia was set up in 2016 to document and archive women's histories and indigenous knowledge.
New Zealand has long been lauded for its attempts to uphold indigenous rights, but its relationship with the MÄori community has deteriorated in recent years under the current conservative government.
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