indigenous
Native to a land, especially before colonizationNative to a land, especially before colonization.
Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» This plant is indigenous to Australia.
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Examples
120 sentencesThis plant is indigenous to Australia.
Mary is a tireless defender of the rights of indigenous communities.
Мері - невтомна захисниця прав корінних громад. — Ahha
The language is indigenous to the area.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Native to a land, especially before colonization.
The Aboriginals were indigenous to Victoria before the World War.
indigen, einheimisch, eingeboren
коренно́йkorennój, абориге́нныйaborigénnyj, ме́стныйméstnyj
(not comparable)Innate, inborn.
angeboren, intuitiv, eingeboren
врождённыйvroždjónnyj, прирождённыйpriroždjónnyj, приро́дныйpriródnyj
Native to a land, especially before colonization.
(not comparable)In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island.
(not comparable)Original to a geographical area.
That style of pottery is indigenous to that region.
- originating where it is found
Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an oBorrowed 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, Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs, “born in the house”), and the separately formed piecewise doublet endogenous. Unrelated to Indian.
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- originating where it is found:autochthonalautochthonicautochthonousendemic
Word family
12 related wordsSee also
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