indigenous
adjective /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
(formal)- belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else synonym native
- the indigenous peoples/languages of the area
- indigenous to… The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.
Extra ExamplesTopics Animalsc1- Guatemala has one of the highest percentages of indigenous peoples of any country in the Americas.
- examples of truly indigenous music
- Antarctica has no indigenous population.
- Several indigenous African languages are used in the country.
- The reserve supports a wide range of indigenous species.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIndigenous is used with these nouns:- community
- culture
- inhabitant
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ + -ous.