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- 1. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native: "the indigenous peoples of Siberia"
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INDIGENOUS definition: 1. used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people…. Learn more.
The meaning of INDIGENOUS is produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment. How to use indigenous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Indigenous.
Indigenous definition: originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to). See examples of INDIGENOUS used in a sentence.
existing naturally or having always lived in a place; native: The Navajos are among the indigenous people of North America. Are there any species of frog indigenous to the area? (Definition of indigenous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) indigenous | Business English. adjective. uk / ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs / us.
adjective. Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country. [formal] ...the country's indigenous population. ...animals that are indigenous to Asia. Synonyms: native, original, home-grown, autochthonous More Synonyms of indigenous.
Use indigenous to describe a plant, animal or person that is native or original to an area. Though Switzerland is known for its chocolates, chocolate, which comes from the cocoa plant, is indigenous to South America. Indigenous, aboriginal, and native all mean the same thing.
indigenous (to…) (of plants and animals) having originally developed in a particular place, rather than having been brought there from somewhere else. The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. The reserve supports a wide range of indigenous species. Topics Animals c1. Word Origin.
What does the word indigenous mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word indigenous. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word indigenous? About 20 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word indigenous pronounced?
INDIGENOUS meaning: produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment sometimes + to.
adjective. uk / ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs / us. Add to word list. having always lived or existed in a place: indigenous peoples. The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. (Definition of indigenous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of indigenous. in Chinese (Traditional) 當地的, 本土的，土生土長的… See more.
