indigenous
/in'didʤinəs/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native: Describes people, animals, plants, or things that have originated in and are naturally associated with a specific region or environment, rather than being introduced from elsewhere.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The indigenous people of the Amazon have a deep knowledge of the rainforest.
- Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.
- Protecting indigenous languages is crucial for cultural preservation.
Advanced Usage
- "Indigenous to": This is the standard prepositional phrase used to specify the location of origin.
- This species of pine is indigenous to the northern mountains.
- "Indigenous knowledge": Refers to the understandings, skills, and philosophies developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural surroundings.
- The project incorporates indigenous knowledge about sustainable farming.
Variants and Related Words
- Indigenously (adverb): In an indigenous manner; natively.
- The plant grows indigenously only in this valley.
- Indigene (noun, rare): A person or thing that is indigenous; a native.
- Indigenousness (noun): The state or quality of being indigenous.
Synonyms
- Native: Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
- Aboriginal: Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or before the arrival of colonists.
- Endemic: (Especially of a disease or plant) regularly found and restricted to a particular area.
- Autochthonous: (Formal) Indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists.
Antonyms
- Non-native: Not originating in the place where found.
- Alien: Belonging to a foreign country or nation.
- Introduced: Brought into a place from elsewhere.
- Exotic: Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- "Indigenous rights": The rights of indigenous peoples to maintain their cultures, lands, and political systems.
- The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a key document.
- "Indigenous species": In ecology, a species that occurs naturally in an area, not introduced by humans.
- Conservation efforts focus on removing invasive species to help indigenous species thrive.
Adjective
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originating where it is found
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the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
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autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
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endemic folkways
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the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
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