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Meaning
Adj
●
Born or
originating
in,
native
to a
land
or
region
, especially before an intrusion.
In particular, of or
relating
to a people (or their language or
culture
) that
inhabited
a
region
prior to
the
arrival
of people of other
cultures
which became
dominant
(e.g; through
colonialism
), and which
maintains
a
distinct
culture
.
●
Innate, inborn.
●
Alternative letter-case form of
indigenous
(“native,
relating
to the
native
inhabitants
of a land”)
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Origin
indigenous
English
indigenus
Latin
indi-
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Connatural
Aboriginal
Autochthonous
Local
Natural
Vernacular
Natives
Native
Innate
Inbred
Aboriginals
Related
Ethnic
African
Aborigines
Inuit
Indians
Maori
Indian
MāOri
Tribal
Immigrants
Tribes
Ancestral
Settlers
Asian
Amerindian
Irish
Peoples
Chinese
Islander
Rural
British
European
Africans
Europeans
Agricultural
Islanders
Urban
Australian
Home
Locals
Islamic
Migratory
Malays
Nations
Cultural
Impoverished
Colonizers
Peculiar
Blacks
Muslims
Americans
Nomadic
Slaves
Native Americans
American Indian
Native American
American Indians
Ethnic Minorities
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Rhymes
Indigenous
Caliginous
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