Definitions for indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒ ə nəsin·dige·nous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenousadjective

   originating where it is found

   "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

1. indigenousadjective

   Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

2. indigenousadjective

   Innate, inborn.

3. Etymology: From indigenus, from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in, the root of gigno, and English -ous. Compare indigene and ancient Greek ἐνδογενής (endogenēs), "endogenous".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indigenousadjective

   Native to a country; originally produced or born in a region.

   Etymology: indigene, Fr. indigena, Latin.

   Negroes were all transported from Africa, and are not indigenous or proper natives of America. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Err.

   It is wonderful to observe one creature, that is, mankind, indigenous to so many different climates. Arbuthnot.

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1. indigenous

   Indigenous refers to the original inhabitants or native people of a particular region or geographical area. It can also refer to plants, animals or other aspects of the natural environment that originate or occur naturally in that specific place. The term is often used in the context of cultural or ethnic groups who maintain traditional customs and lifestyles distinct from those of dominant societies they live within, often as a result of historical processes such as colonization.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Indigenousadjective

   native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported

2. Indigenousadjective

   native; inherent; innate

3. Etymology: [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See In, and Gender.]

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1. Indigenous

   Indigenous is an American blues-rock group that came to prominence in the late 1990s. The band originally consisted of two brothers, Mato Nanji, Pte, along with their sister, Wanbdi, and their cousin, Horse. Their music is heavily influenced by guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana. Mato Nanji's style and skill has drawn comparisons to each of these guitarists. The band has also shared the stage with artists of varying musical genres such as B.B. King, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, the Indigo Girls, Jackson Browne, Dave Matthews Band, and Los Lonely Boys. The band has headlined its own tours several times. The Nakota Nation members grew up on South Dakota's Yankton Indian Reservation, where their father, Greg Zephier became a spokesperson for Native American rights. A musician in his own right during the 1960s and '70s, Zephier provided his children with records from blues musicians such as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Freddie King, and taught them to play their respective instruments. The family started touring together, and soon the children were performing on their own.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Indigenous

   in-dij′en-us, adj. native born or originating in: produced naturally in a country.—adj. and n. In′digene.—adv. Indig′enously. [L. indigena, a native—indu, or in, and gen-, root of gignĕre, to produce.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indigenous

   A person native to a specific country, nation or location.

   The indigenous population in Australia have a definitive way of living.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 1, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of indigenous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of indigenous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of indigenous in a Sentence

1. Kristen Walker:

   Conservation, sustainable and equitable management of nature plays an important role in preventing conflict and in rebuilding peace, for example, it supports livelihoods and wellbeing of indigenous and local communities in times of peace and helps reduce the risk of conflicts breaking out.

2. Clemens Binninger:

   Gerhard Schindler said. But German secret service officials have observed a disturbing new trend that combines the two threats. Radicals already in Germany are increasingly trying to penetrate the shelters that hold desperate and increasingly volatile refugees who made it to Germany. They have to be careful, because indigenous Islamists and Salafists could try to take advantage of the desperation of the refugees and to achieve their fanatical ideas, said Clemens Binninger, a member of Parliament. Much of the fear has been driven by the fact that ISIS has clearly stated its plan to send jihadists to Western Europe amid the refugee wave. Fighters with valid documents from European Union countries can enter and exit without being detected, and ISIS has reportedly seized hundreds of Syrian blank passports. As a result, European jihadists could be returning amid the wave, and fighters from Syria and Iraq could be sneaking into Western Europe under humanitarian cover, where they can slip into society using doctored documents. Assassins of Paris, of Brussels and the train between Paris and Amsterdam were either radicalized European Muslims or European jihadists, returned from the battlefields, they're making contact with the network of political Salafists, which have been previously recruited to ISIS. Turkey, a European Union member which has taken in an estimated 2 million refugees from Syria, blasted European nations for turning away refugees and making the continent a.

3. Maria Canabal:

   It's an isolated phenomenon because most of the country's restaurants are not haute cuisine, or don't offer indigenous products, i just hope (the phenomenon) inspires others to do the same.

4. John Winchester:

   Self-determination, which should be the central pillar of indigenous policy-making, is not reflected in the law.

5. Elisabeth Smith:

   We are living in a much more surveilled culture than we were in 1972 and prior, so in a future where abortion rights are limited or there's not a federal right, people will be at risk for exercising their bodily autonomy, the consequences of those decisions are likely to fall hardest on Black, brown, Indigenous people of color.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=indigenous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indigenous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=indigenous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indigenous
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=indigenous
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=indigenous