indigenous

indigenous

innate; inherent; natural; aboriginal: Remarkable agility is indigenous to the tribe.
Not to be confused with:indigent – poor; impoverished; distressed: The indigent street people are often ignored.indignant – filled with anger at a person who is regarded as unjust, mean, or unworthy: She was indignant about her coworker’s accusations.

in·dig·e·nous

I0106300 (ĭn-dĭj′ə-nəs)adj.1. Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region. See Synonyms at native.2. a. Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place.b. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants.

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[From Latin indigena, a native; see indigene.]

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in·dig′e·nous·ly adv.

indigenous

(ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs) adj1. originating or occurring naturally (in a country, region, etc); native2. innate (to); inherent (in)[C17: from Latin indigenus, from indigena indigene, from indi- in + gignere to beget] inˈdigenously adv inˈdigenousness, indigenity n

in•dig•e•nous

(ɪnˈdɪdʒ ə nəs)

adj. 1. originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often fol. by to): plants indigenous to Canada; indigenous peoples of southern Africa. 2. innate; inherent; natural (usu. fol. by to): feelings indigenous to humans. [1640–50; < Latin indigen(a) native, original inhabitant (indi-, by-form of in- in-² + -gena, derivative from base of gignere to bring into being; compare genital, progenitor) + -ous] in•dig′e•nous•ly, adv. in•dig′e•nous•ness, in`di•gen′i•ty (-ˈdʒɛn ɪ ti) n.

in·dig·e·nous

(ĭn-dĭj′ə-nəs) Ecology Native to a particular region or environment but occurring naturally in other places as well. The American black bear is indigenous to many different parts of North America. Compare alien, endemic.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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, endemicnative - characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"

indigenous

adjective native, original, aboriginal, home-grown, autochthonous the country's indigenous population

indigenous

adjective1. Existing, born, or produced in a land or region:aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, native.2. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual:built-in, congenital, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, inbred, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural.

Translations

ιθαγενήςindígenaaborigèneindigenolocale