indigeneityn.
/ɪnˌdɪdʒᵻˈniːᵻti/, /ɪnˌdɪdʒᵻˈneɪᵻti/, U.S. /ᵻnˌdɪdʒəˈniᵻdi/, /ᵻnˌdɪdʒəˈneɪᵻdi/ 1. The quality or fact of being indigenous (in various senses); the quality or fact of originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; indigenous nature. Cf. indigenity n., indigenousness n.
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1866 Jrnl. Materia Medica Oct. 282 Prof. Procter..gave an interesting history and description of the tree in the locality and extent of its indigeneity.
1917 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 37 326 One is therefore tempted to question the indigeneity of the word in the Arabic language.
2001 J. E. Spangenberg et al. in A. Piestrzyński et al. Mineral Deposits Beginning 21st Cent. 96 The isotopic signature..points to indigeneity of the hydrocarbons.
2. spec. Also with capital initial. With reference to a people or peoples: the quality or fact of being native or indigenous to a particular place, esp. as distinguished from settlers or colonizers and their descendants. Now the usual sense.
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the world > people > nations > native people > [noun] > fact or quality of being native
indigenate1762
nativeness1853
autochthonism1856
nativity1869
indigenity1895
1918 P. A. Means Racial Factors in Democracy iv. 86 The wrangling..about the age of the [Rhodesian] culture does not concern us. It is well to note, however, that Randall-Maciver emphasizes the indigeneity of the culture.
1973 Social Forces 51 512/2 The reason for [their]..success..lies in their indigenous backgrounds. Their indigeneity..links them experientially to the communities they serve.
2021 Whitby (Ontario) this Week (Nexis) 1 July 8 Our children are proud of their Indigeneity after generations of leaving or wanting to hide it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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