INDIGENOUS


Meaning of INDIGENOUS in English

adj.1 a (esp. of flora or fauna) originating naturally in a region. b (of people) born in a region.

2 (foll. by to) belonging naturally to a place.

Derivatives:

indigenously adv. indigenousness n.

Etymology: L indigena f. indi- IN-(2) + gen- be born

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.