INDIGENOUS


Meaning of INDIGENOUS in English

in ‧ di ‧ ge ‧ nous /ɪnˈdɪdʒ ə nəs/ BrE AmE adjective formal

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: indigenus , from Latin indigena 'someone born in a place' ]

indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else SYN native

indigenous to

Blueberries are indigenous to America.

the many indigenous cultures which existed in Siberia

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