indigenous
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in (“in”), gen- the root of gignō (“give birth to”), and English -ous. Compare indigene, Ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenḗs, “born in the house”), and the separately formed endogenous.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ĭn-dĭj′ə-nəs, ĭn-dĭj′ĭ-nəs, IPA(key): /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/, /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/
Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪnəs, -ɪdʒənəs
- Hyphenation: in‧dig‧e‧nous
Adjective
indigenous (not comparable)
- (chiefly of living things) Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion. [from 17th c.]
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
- Not only the Indian, but many indigenous insects, birds, and quadrupeds, welcomed the apple-tree to these shores.
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
- Innate, inborn. [from 19th c.]
- 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 18:
- She was a native and essential cook, as much as Aunt Chloe,—cooking being an indigenous talent of the African race.
- 1883, George MacDonald, "Stephen Archer" in Stephen Archer and Other Tales:
- He had all the tricks of a newspaper boy indigenous in him.
- 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 18:
- Of or relating to the native inhabitants of a land.
- Of or relating to a language, culture, or ethnic group that has not spread by colonization, or that has been on the receiving end of colonization.
Synonyms
- (born or engendered in): aboriginal, autochthonous, native; See also Thesaurus:native
- (innate, inborn): connatural, natural; See also Thesaurus:innate
- (relating to the native inhabitants of a land): local
Derived terms
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Translations
born or engendered in, native to a land or region
innate, inborn
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