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