Definition of indigenous Indigenous
/ɪndɪˈʤʌnʌs/ - [indijunus] - in•dig•e•nous
We found 7 definitions of indigenous from 5 different sources.
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What does indigenous mean?
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| indigenous - originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan" | ||
| autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic | ||
| native belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- indigenous (a.)
Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported. - indigenous (a.)
Native; inherent; innate.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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indigenous
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning. -
indigenous
A descendant of the first known human inhabitants of a region or country.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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indigenous
in-dij′en-us, adj. native born or originating in: produced naturally in a country.—adj. and n. In′digene.—adv. Indig′enously. [L. indigena, a native—indu, or in, and gen-, root of gignĕre, to produce.]
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