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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dig•e•nous /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/USA pronunciation adj. - Anthropologycoming from a particular region or country;
native:the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.[be + ~ + to]plants that are indigenous to Canada.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dig•e•nous (in dij′ə nəs),USA pronunciation adj. - Anthropologyoriginating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often fol. by to):the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- innate;
inherent;
natural (usually fol. by to):feelings indigenous to human beings.
- Latin indigen(a) native, original inhabitant (indi-, by-form of in- in-2 (compare indagate) + -gena, derivative from base of gignere to bring into being; compare genital, genitor) + -ous
- 1640–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged autochthonous, aboriginal, natural.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged foreign, alien.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: indigenous /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/ adj
when postpositive, followed by to: - originating or occurring naturally (in a country, region, etc); native
- innate (to); inherent (in)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin indigenus, from indigena indigene, from indi- in + gignere to begetinˈdigenously adv inˈdigenousness, indigenity /ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛnɪtɪ/ n |