indigénat

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From indigène +‎ -at.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

indigénat m (plural indigénats)

  1. indigenousness
  2. (historical) arbitrary laws and regulations giving an inferior legal status to natives of French colonies from 1881 until 1944–1947

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