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indigenous adjective [ ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs ]

• originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
• "the indigenous peoples of Siberia"
Similar: native, aboriginal, local, original, earliest, first, initial, ancient, primeval, primordial, autochthonous, autochthonic,
Opposite: expatriate, migrant, adventitious,
Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ (see indigene) + -ous.


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